condottiere
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CLEARCHUS, the son of Rhamphias, a Spartan general and condottiere.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
It is old Gattamelata, the condottiere of the Venetian forces in the long wars with Padua.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. by Various
Adjoining the east porch is the Capella Colleoni, the mausoleum of Bartolommeo Colleoni the celebrated condottiere of the fifteenth century, whose equestrian statue in front of the church of SS.
From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe
Cosimo dei Medici now allied himself with the great condottiere, Francesco Sforza, and aided him with money to make good his claims upon the Duchy of Milan.
From The Story of Florence by Gardner, Edmund G.
On which side of a quarrel a condottiere fought mattered but little, so great was the confusion of Italian politics, and so complete was the egotism of these fraudful, violent, and treacherous party leaders.
From New Italian sketches by Symonds, John Addington
