Giulio Orsini (died 1517) was an Italian

condottiero ''Condottieri'' (; singular ''condottiero'' or ''condottiere'') were Italian captains in command of mercenary companies during the Middle Ages and of multinational armies during the early modern period. They notably served popes and other Europe ...

and a member of the

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. In the 1480s Giulio fought alongside his brother Paolo against the rival

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in the

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, as well as working for the Medici family.Caroline P. Murphy, ''The Pope's Daughter: The Extraordinary Life of Felice della Rovere'', (Oxford University Press, 2005), 107. In September 1494 he fought and was captured at the

battle of Rapallo The Battle of Rapallo, was fought between Swiss mercenaries on French pay and their Genoese-Milanese allies led by Louis d'Orleans against Neapolitan forces led by Giulio Orsini on 5 September 1494 near Rapallo. Rapallo was occupied by 4,000 Nea ...

by forces led by Louis d'Orleans. In the early 15th century, Pope

Alexander VI Pope Alexander VI ( it, Alessandro VI, va, Alexandre VI, es, Alejandro VI; born Rodrigo de Borja; ca-valencia, Roderic Llançol i de Borja ; es, Rodrigo Lanzol y de Borja, lang ; 1431 – 18 August 1503) was head of the Catholic Churc ...

confiscated Giulio's properties and revenues. He was present at the family's reconciliation with the Colonnas in 1511.Caroline P. Murphy, ''The Pope's Daughter: The Extraordinary Life of Felice della Rovere'', iii.

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15th-century births 1517 deaths

Giulio Giulio () is an Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: * Giulio Alberoni (1664–1752), Italian cardinal and statesman * Giulio Alenio (1582–1649), Italian Jesuit missionary and scholar * Giulio Alfieri (1924–2002), Italian ...

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