Maghinardo Pagani

Italian Condottiero
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IntroItalian Condottiero
PlacesItaly
wasPolitician Military leader
Work fieldMilitary Politics
Gender
Male
Birth1243, Florence
Death1 January 1302Imola (aged 59 years)
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Biography

Maghinardo Pagani (or Pagano) of Susinana (died 1302) was an Italian condottiero and statesman living in the 13th-14th centuries. He was seignior of Faenza and Imola, and attempted unsuccessfully to conquer also Forlì.
During the wars between Guelphs and Ghibellines, he sided initially for the former, fighting for Florence against Arezzo at the battle of Campaldino. Later, however, he was a long stance champion of the Ghibellines of Romagna, in alliance with the Ordelaffi of Forlì.
His granddaughter Marzia degli Ubaldini married Francesco II Ordelaffi, Lord of Forlì.

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