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Uguccione Della Faggiuola
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Uguccione Della Faggiuola

Tuscan noble
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Born:
c. 1250,, Massa Trabaria, Tuscany [Italy]
Died:
Nov. 1, 1319, Vicenza
Political Affiliation:
Ghibellines
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Uguccione Della Faggiuola (born c. 1250, Massa Trabaria, Tuscany [Italy]—died Nov. 1, 1319, Vicenza) was a Tuscan noble who, as tyrant of Pisa and Lucca, played a role in the 14th-century Italian struggle between papal and imperial factions. A member of an old Ghibelline (pro-imperial) family, Uguccione had served as podestà (chief magistrate) and captain general in several Italian cities when the sudden death of Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII left Ghibelline Pisa without effective leadership. Offered the position of podestà, the 60-year-old Uguccione soon became captain of war and virtual dictator. A Ghibelline rising in Lucca, led by the ...(100 of 167 words)

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