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Francesco Ferrucci

1489–1530 · 16th century · Also known as Francesco Ferruccio

Francesco Ferrucci (1489–1530) was a Florentine military commander during the siege of Florence in 1529–1530, when the last republic resisted the imperial and papal armies restoring the Medici. Leading a relief army from Volterra and Pisa, he was defeated and captured at Gavinana on 3 August 1530 and killed by the imperial captain Fabrizio Maramaldo. He later became a hero of the Italian Risorgimento.

Francesco Ferrucci
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Francesco Ferrucci. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/francesco-ferrucci
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