Castruccio Castracani

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Castruccio Castracani was a 14th-century Italian condottiero and ruler of Lucca, renowned for his military prowess and Machiavellian political tactics.

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Castruccio Castracani canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian nobleman
condottiero
human
ruler
battle Battle of Altopascio NERFINISHED
Battle of Montecatini NERFINISHED
birthDate 1281
birthPlace Italy NERFINISHED
Lucca NERFINISHED
Tuscany NERFINISHED
burialPlace Lucca NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship Italy
Republic of Lucca NERFINISHED
deathDate 1328-09-03
deathPlace Italy NERFINISHED
Lucca NERFINISHED
Tuscany NERFINISHED
describedBySource Niccolò Machiavelli NERFINISHED
describedIn The Life of Castruccio Castracani NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Italian
familyName Castracani NERFINISHED
fullName Castruccio Castracani degli Antelminelli NERFINISHED
givenName Castruccio NERFINISHED
influenced Machiavellian political thought
languageSpoken Italian
militaryRank commander
movement Ghibellines NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Antelminelli family NERFINISHED
notableFor Machiavellian political tactics
conflict with Florence
military leadership in Tuscany
rule over Lucca
support of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV
victory at the Battle of Altopascio
opponent Guelfs NERFINISHED
Republic of Florence NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment pro-Imperial
positionHeld Duke of Lucca NERFINISHED
Imperial vicar of Lucca NERFINISHED
Imperial vicar of Lunigiana
Imperial vicar of Pistoia NERFINISHED
Imperial vicar of Volterra NERFINISHED
Lord of Lucca NERFINISHED
region Tuscany NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence Lucca NERFINISHED
supportedBy Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
timePeriod 14th century
Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED

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Valperga mainSubject Castruccio Castracani
Valperga hasFictionalizedVersionOf Castruccio Castracani
Valperga hasHistoricalFigureAsCharacter Castruccio Castracani