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Castruccio Castracani degli Antelminelli (Italian: [kaˈstruttʃo kastraˈkaːni]; 1281 – 3
September 1328) was an
Italian condottiero and duke of Lucca. Castruccio...
- condottiero,
Castruccio Castracani,
under whose rule it
became a
leading state in
central Italy.
Lucca rivalled Florence until Castracani's death in 1328. On...
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forces of
Lucca under Castruccio Castracani and
those of
Guelph Florence.
After subduing several Ghibelline towns,
Castracani had
conquered Pistoia and from...
- The Life of
Castruccio Castracani (Italian: Vita di
Castruccio Castracani) is a
short work by Niccolò Machiavelli. It is made in the form of a
short biographical...
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Alessandro Castracani or
Alessandro Castracane (1580 – 22 July 1649) was a
Roman Catholic prelate who
served as
Bishop of Fano (1643–1649),
Apostolic Collector...
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ladies is a firm
adherent of the Ghibellines. The Life of
Castruccio Castracani (1520) by Niccolò
Machiavelli tells the
struggle between the
Guelphs and...
- In 1316,
control of
Castelnuovo di Gar****nana was
given to
Castruccio Castracani, who
built a
bridge in
order to join the
castle to the village. At the...
- ****giola and
Cangrande della Scala, he
became a
fierce rival of
Castruccio Castracani degli Antelminelli. In 1308,
Spinetta acquired jurisdictional authority...
- is a scherzo, a joke
embedded in a painting,
representing Castruccio Castracani, Duca di Lucca,
according to C.F. Young’s “The Medici”, with the leopard...
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Machiavelli to
which The
Prince has been
compared is the Life of
Castruccio Castracani. Each part of The
Prince has
attracted extensive commentary over centuries...
