Antongaleazzo Bentivoglio

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Antongaleazzo Bentivoglio (c. 1385 – 1435) was an Italian condottiero.

The son of Giovanni I Bentivoglio, after the murder of his father Antongaleazzo studied law and was a leader of the republic opposition in Bologna against the authority of the Antipope John XXIII (1416-1420). He treated with the famous condottiero Braccio da Montone when the latter was sent to occupy the city; in 1420 he seized the effective lordship of Bologna but had soon to cease it to the new Pope, Martin V, in exchange of the seigniory of Castel Bolognese. Antongaleazzo then moved to the condottiero career, though without notable deeds.

Exiled from his city despite his position as Papal commander, he was finally able to return in Bologna on December 4 1435 at the head of a large number of exiles. However, his presence raised the suspicions of the papal legate Daniele da Treviso, who had him taken prisoner and beheaded.

References

• Rendina, Claudio (1994). I capitani di ventura. Rome: Newton Compton.

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