Major Italian Condottieri
Ruggero da Fiore or Roger de Flor (1267-1305) – Vice-Admiral of Sicily, Count of Malta, Sergeant of the Knights Templar, Commander of the Catalan Company and Grand Duke of Byzantium. He served the Crown of Aragon and the Byzantine Empire. Fought in the War of the Sicilian Vespers, the Byzantine-Ottoman Wars and the Siege of Acre during the Crusades.
Castruccio Castracani (1281-1328) – Lord of Lucca. He served the Kingdom of France, the Visconti of Milan, the Company of Uguccione della Faggiuola and the Holy Roman Empire. Fought in Flanders and in the battles of Montecatini and Altopascio.
Alberico da Barbiano (1344-1409) – Count of Cunio, Grand Constable of the Kingdom of Naples and Founder of the third Company of St. George, the first purely Italian free military company. He served the Papal States, the Visconti of Milan and the Kingdom of Naples. Fought in the War of the Eight Saints and the Battle of Casalecchio.
Facino Cane (1360-1412) – Lord of Borgo San Martino. He served the Principality of Grubenhagen, the Scaligeri of Verona, the Carraresi of Padua and the Margraviate of Monferrato.
Braccio da Montone (1368-1384) – Governor of Bologna, Rector of Rome, Lord of Perugia, Prince of Capua, Count of Montone, Count of Foggia and Grand Constable of the Kingdom of Naples. He served the Republic of Florence, the Papal States and the Kingdom of Naples. Fought and died in the War of L'Aquila.
Carlo I Malatesta (1368-1429) – Lord of Rimini, Fano, Cesena and Fossombrone, Rector of Romagna, Gonfalonier of the Church and Captain General of the Venetian Army. He served the Papal States, the Republic of Venice, the Republic of Florence, the Duchy of Milan, the Marquisate of Mantua and the Lordship of Perugia. Fought in the battles of Motta and Sant'Egidio.
Muzio Attendolo (1369-1424) – Count of Cotignola and Founder of the Sforza dynasty. He served the Republic of Florence, the Papal States, the Kingdom of Naples, the Visconti of Milan, the Este of Ferrara and the Lordship of Perugia. Fought in the Battle of Casalecchio.
Pippo Spano (1369-1426) – Count of Temesvar-Timisoara, Ban of Severin and Member of the Order of the Dragon. He served King Sigismund of Hungary. Fought in the Battle of Motta, the Battle of Nicopolis, the Battle of Vítkov Hill and the Battle of Deutschbrod during the Hussite Wars. Fought against the Ottoman Turks in Wallachia, Bosnia and Belgrade.
Erasmo da Narni or Gattamelata (1370-1443) – Lord of Valmareno, Captain General of the Venetian Army and Captain General of the Papal Army. He served the Republic of Florence, the Republic of Venice and the Papal States.
Micheletto Attendolo (c. 1370-1463) – Count of Cotignola, Lord of Acquapendente, Potenza, Alianello, Castelfranco Veneto and Pozzolo Formigaro, Grand Constable of the Kingdom of Naples and Captain General of the Venetian Army. He served the Este of Ferrara, the Papal States, the Republic of Florence, the Angevines of Naples and the Republic of Venice. Fought in the War of L'Aquila, the Battle of San Romano, the Battle of Anghiari and the Battle of Caravaggio.
Bartolomeo Colleoni (1395-1475) – Captain General of the Venetian Army. The foremost tactician and disciplinarian of the 15th century. He served the Angevines of Naples, the Duchy of Milan and the Republic of Venice. Fought in the Battle of Riccardina.
Francesco Sforza (1401-1466) – Duke of Milan. He served the Visconti of Milan, the Republic of Florence, the Republic of Venice, the Republic of Lucca, the Angevines of Naples and the Papal States. Fought in the War of L'Aquila, the Battle of Maclodio, the Battle of Soncino, the Battle of Caravaggio and the Battle of Ghedi.
Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta (1417-1468) – Lord of Rimini. He served the Republic of Florence, the Republic of Venice, the Republic of Siena, the Duchy of Milan, the Kingdom of Naples and the Papal States. Fought in the First Ottoman-Venetian War.
Federico da Montefeltro (1422-1482) – Duke of Urbino. One of the most successful condottieri of the Renaissance. Renown for martial skill and honor. He served the Kingdom of Naples, the Duchy of Milan, the Republic of Florence and the Papal States. Fought in the Battle of Riccardina.
Gian Giacomo Trivulzio (1440-1518) – Governor of Milan and Marshal of France. He served the Duchy of Milan, the Republic of Florence, the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of France. Fought in the First Italian War and the War of the League of Cambrai
Prospero Colonna (1452-1523) – Duke of Traetto and Count of Fondi. He served the Colonna family of Rome, the Papal States, the Kingdom of Naples, the Kingdom of France, the Crown of Aragon, the Spanish Empire and the Holy Roman Empire. Fought in the War of Ferrara, the Second Italian War, the War of the League of Cambrai and the Italian War of 1521-1526.
Bartolomeo d'Alviano (1455-1515) – Count of Alviano and Lord of Pordenone. He served the Papal States, the Crown of Aragon and the Republic of Venice. Fought in the Second Italian War and the War of the League of Cambrai.
Francesco II Gonzaga (1466-1519) – Marchese of Mantua, Governor General of the Venetian Army, Captain General of the Milanese Army, Captain General of the Italic League, Lieutenant General of the French Army, Captain General of the Papal Army and Gonfalonier of the Church. He served the Duchy of Milan, the Republic of Venice, the Kingdom of France, the Holy Roman Empire and the Papal States. Fought in the Battle of Fornovo during the First Italian War and in the War of the League of Cambrai.
Cesare Borgia (1475-1507) – Duke of Valentino, Duke of Romagna, Archbishop of Valencia, Cardinal, Captain General of the Papal Army and Gonfalonier of the Church. He served the Papal States. Fought in the Second Italian War.
Francesco Maria I della Rovere (1490-1538) – Duke of Urbino, Captain General of the Papal Army, Captain General of the Venetian Army and Gonfalonier of the Church. He served the Duchy of Urbino, the Papal States, the Kingdom of France, the Republic of Florence and the Republic of Venice. Fought in the War of the League of Cambrai, the War of Urbino, the Italian War of 1521-1526 and the War of the League of Cognac.
Giovanni dalle Bande Nere (1498-1526) – Founder of the Black Bands. Called “the last of the great condottieri”. He served the Papal States, the Republic of Florence, the Kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire. Fought in the Italian War of 1521-1526 and the War of the League of Cognac.
Gian Giacomo de' Medici (1498-1555) – Duke of Marignano and Marchese of Musso and Lecco. He served the Sforza of Milan, the Duchy of Savoy, the Duchy of Florence, the Spanish Empire and the Holy Roman Empire. Fought in the the Italian War of 1521-1526, the Musso War, the Italian War of 1542-1546, the Italian War of 1551-1559, the sieges of Esztergom and Pest during the Ottoman-Habsburg Wars in Hungary, and the Battle of Mühlberg during the Schmalkaldic War.
Federico II Gonzaga (1500-1540) – Duke of Mantua, Marchese of Monferrato and Captain General of the Papal Army. He served the Papal States, the Republic of Florence, the Kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire. Fought in the Italian War of 1521-1526.
Ferrante I Gonzaga (1507-1557) – Prince of Molfetta, Count of Guastalla, Viceroy of Sicily, Governor of Milan, Governor of Benevento and Founder of the Guastalla branch of the Gonzaga dynasty. He served the Duchy of Mantua, the County of Guastalla, the Spanish Empire and the Holy Roman Empire. Fought in the War of the League of Cognac, the Algiers Expedition, the Little War in Hungary and the Italian War of 1551-1559.
Gabrio Serbelloni (1508-1580) – Governor of Saluzzo, Captain General of the Papal Guard, Knight of Malta and Grand Prior of Hungary. He served the Duchy of Savoy, the Holy Roman Empire, the Duchy of Florence, the Papal States and the Spanish Empire. Fought in the Italian War of 1542-1546, the Italian War of 1551-1559, the Dutch Revolt, the Siege of Esztergom during the Ottoman-Habsburg Wars in Hungary, the Great Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, the Conquest of Tunis and the Siege of Maastricht during the Eighty Years' War.
Guidobaldo II della Rovere (1514-1574) – Duke of Urbino and Captain General of the Papal Army. He served the Republic of Venice, the Papal States and the Spanish Empire.
Minor Italian Condottieri
Malatesta da Verucchio (1212-1312) – Lord of Rimini and Founder of the Malatesta dynasty. He served the Papal States.
Uguccione della Faggiola (1250-1319) – Lord of Arezzo, Pisa, Lucca and Lugo. He served the Holy Roman Empire and the Scaligeri of Verona. Fought in the Battle of Montecatini.
Pier Saccone Tarlati (1261-1356) – Lord of Arezzo, Bibbiena, Castiglion Fiorentino, Chiusi, Castello, Pietramala and Sansepolcro. He served the Republic of Florence and the Republic of Siena.
Lodrisio Visconti (c. 1280-1364) – Founder of the first Company of St. George. He served the Visconti of Milan and the Scaligeri of Verona.
Galeotto I Malatesta (1299-1385) – Lord of Rimini, Fano, Ascoli Piceno, Cesena and Fossombrone, Commander of the Papal Army and Gonfalonier of the Church. He served the Kingdom of Sicily, the Kingdom of Naples, the Republic of Florence and the Papal States.
Rodolfo II da Varano (c. 1300's-1384) – Governor of Abruzzo, Commander of the Papal Army and Gonfalonier of the Church. He served the Angevines of Naples, the Papal States and the Republic of Florence. Fought in the Smyrniote Crusades.
Giovanni da Buscareto (c. 1300's - c. 1410) – Co-Founder of the Company of the Rose. He served the Duchy of Milan, the Republic of Florence, the People's Government of Bologna and the Angevines of Naples.
Luchino dal Verme (c. 1320-1372) – Governor of Genoa. He served the Scaligeri of Verona, the Visconti of Milan and the Republic of Venice. Fought in the Alexandrian Crusade and in the Reconquest of Gallipoli during the Savoyard Crusade. Suppressed the Revolt of St. Titus in Crete.
Ambrogio Visconti (1343-1373) – Governor of Parma and Founder of the second Company of St. George. He served the Lordship of Milan.
Jacopo dal Verme (1350-1409) – Lord of Nogarole Rocca, Sanguinetto, Bobbio, etc. He served the Scaligeri of Verona, the Visconti of Milan, the Marquisate of Saluzzo and the Republic of Venice. Fought in the battles of Alessandria and Casalecchio.
Angelo Tartaglia (1370-1421) – Lord of Lavello and Toscanella and Captain of the Papal Army. He served the Republic of Florence, the Republic of Siena, the Kingdom of Naples and the Papal States. Fought in the Battle of Casalecchio.
Bartolomeo Gonzaga (1380-1425) – Co-Founder of the Company of the Rose. He served the Este of Ferrara, the Lordship of Mantua, the People's Government of Bologna, the Visconti of Milan and the Medici of Florence. Fought in the Battle of Casalecchio.
Niccolò Piccinino (1380–1444) – He served the Republic of Florence and the Visconti of Milan. Fought in the Wars in Lombardy.
Francesco Bussone (1390-1432) – Count of Carmagnola. He served the Visconti of Milan, the Republic of Florence and the Republic of Venice. Fought in the Battle of Maclodio.
Gianfrancesco Gonzaga (1395-1444) – Marchese of Mantua, Captain General of the Venetian Army, Captain General of the Milanese Army and Gonfalonier of the Church. He served the Malatesta of Rimini, the Republic of Venice, the Duchy of Milan and the Papal States. Fought in the Battle of Maclodio.
Niccolò Orsini or Niccolò di Pitigliano (1442-1510) – Count of Pitigliano, Captain General of the Venetian Army, Captain General of the Florentine Army and Captain General of the Papal Army. He served the Republic of Venice, the Republic of Florence, the Kingdom of Naples, and the Papal states. Fought in the Battle of Fornovo during the First Italian War and the Battle of Agnadello during the War of the League of Cambrai.
Ettore Fieramosca (1476-1515) – Count of Miglionico and Lord of Aquara. He served the Kingdom of Naples, the Crown of Aragon and the Republic of Venice. Fought in the First Italian War, the Second Italian War, the Challenge of Barletta and the War of the League of Cambrai.
Giambattista Castaldo (c. 1493-1563) – Marchese of Cassano and Count of Piadena. He served the Holy Roman Empire and the Spanish Empire. Fought in the Italian War of 1521-1526, the War of the League of Cognac, the Little War in Hungary, the War of the League of Cambrai, the Schmalkaldic War, the Salt War, the Italian War of 1551-1559 and the French Wars of Religion.
Sampiero Corso (1498-1567) – Governor of Aix-en-Provence and Colonel General of the Corsican Infantry. He served the Papal States and the Kingdom of France. Fought in the Italian War of 1551-1559.
Alessandro Vitelli (1500-1554) – Count of Montone and Citerna and Lord of Amatrice. He served the Republic of Florence, the Papal States and the Holy Roman Empire. Fought in the War of the League of Cognac, the Italian War of 1536-1538, the sieges of Buda and Pest during the Ottoman-Habsburg Wars in Hungary, the Schmalkaldic War, the Italian War of 1551-1559 and the the Salt War.
