He fought as condottiere for the Republic of Venice in the war that ensued after the heirless death of Filippo Maria Visconti of Milan ( see Wars in Lombardy ).
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The Swiss pikeman, the German Landsknecht, and the Italian " Condottiere " are three of the best known examples of this new class of fighting man.
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In 1378, Richard II sent Chaucer as an envoy ( secret dispatch ) to the Visconti and to Sir John Hawkwood, English condottiere ( mercenary leader ) in Milan.
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The people of Syria had little respect for the young boy, who had come to power with the help of Egypt and Cretan mercenaries led by the ruthless condottiere Lasthenes.
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One of Hawkwood's more important roles was in the Great Raid on Tuscany, which shows the connections of the condottiere and the political prosperity of the Italian states.
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It was commissioned during 1550-1563 by the condottiere Ascanio della Corgna ( 1516-1571 ), Marchese di Castiglione del Lago, but the palace exterior remains unfinished.
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Another significant event in the history of the village is battle of Nancy, 5 January 1477, where, with its mercenaries, condottiere Rene II and their allies followed them.
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Knoedler became Hoffbauer s U . S . representative and held numerous exhibitions of the artist s work, including a 1912 repainting of " Triomphe d un Condottiere ".
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Filippo declares to all who have now assembled that Beatrice shall live, but courtiers announce that troops loyal to Beatrice and to the late condottiere Facino are about to storm the walls.
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With his brother Rudolf IV, Johann was mentioned around 1354 and 1364 in Italy as a " condottiere " ( military leader ) for the Italian city republic of Florence.
