Scarpetta Ordelaffi (died c. 1315) was an Italian

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and lord of

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(though with intervals) from 1295 until 1315. According to chronicler

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, in 1302 he was papal vicar in Forlì. In 1295 he took part in the

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leaders meeting at Argenta. The following year, as commander-in-chief of the Ghibelline forces in the war against the Pope, he was at the siege of

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, and was therefore excommunicated together with his family and

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. He also helped an attempt of return by Florentines exiled, including

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, who was guest of Scarpetta in 1303, receiving also a job as secretary. In 1303 he fought against the Florentines in the battle of Castel Puliciano. In 1306, along with his brother

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, he captured the castle of

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. After his death, he was succeeded by his brother

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