Bonifacio Cane ( Italian: Bonifacio Cane ), later known as Faccino Cane ( Italian: Facino Cane ; 1360 , Casale Monferrato - May 16, 1412 , Pavia ) - Italian condottier .
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Biography
Bonifacio Canet was the son of Emanuele Canet of Borgo San Martino , who belonged to a small branch of the noble Canet family. He comprehended the art of warfare from Otto of Braunschweig (future local governor), when he fought against Charles III in 1382 . At age 26, he became a condottiere in the service of the Scaligers and took part in the battle of Castagnar, ending in a terrible defeat. Once captured, he went over to the side of the victors, and fought for them in Friuli . In 1387, he was hired with 400 horsemen by the Marquis of Monferrato for the war against Savoy ; for this service he received possession of his father’s native places - Borgo San Martino. After that, he returned to the Carrara family, and from 1401 began to serve Visconti .
In 1402, after the death of the Milanese ruler Gian Galeazzo Visconti , Faccino Canet became the de facto ruler of Milan under the young Duke of Milan Gian Maria Visconti . During this period, he expanded his seigneur in Borgo San Martino at the expense of other territories - Alessandria , Novara and Torton .
Faccino Canet died in 1412 in Pavia. His widow, Beatrice, married the new Duke of Milan, Filippo Maria Visconti , who thus received the possessions, soldiers, and enormous wealth that belonged to Faccino Cana. Fachino Canet did not have legal children.
Literature
- Claudio Rendina. I capitani di ventura. - Rome: Newton & Compton, 1994. (Italian)