Condottiere
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A condottiere or condottiero was an Italian military leader active during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. The term originally referred specifically to commanders of mercenary companies, d
Condottiere and his troops in a Renaissance-era fresco, influenced by Landsknecht mercenary fashion
Bartolomeo d'Alviano, one of the condottieri who took part in the Battle of Garigliano
Ambrogio Spinola, one of the last examples of the condottieri tradition
Farinata degli Uberti by Andrea del Castagno, showing a 15th-century condottiero's typical attire
Mercenary
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A mercenary, merc, or soldier of fortune is a private individual who joins an armed conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any other official mi
Condottiere
…was an Italian military leader active during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. The term originally referred specifically to commanders of mercenary companies, derived from the Italian word condotta—the contract under which they served their specific employers. The word condottiero thus meant…
c. 1525 engraving of two Swiss mercenaries
Belarusian volunteers of Ukraine's International Legion, 2022
Ugandan Triple Canopy contractors undergoing training in Iraq, 2011
A private military contractor in Badakhshan Province, 2006