Giovanni delle Bande Nere
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Ludovico de' Medici, also known as Giovanni delle Bande Nere was an Italian condottiero. He is known for leading the Black Bands and serving valiantly in military combat under his third cousins, Pope
Portrait of Giovanni by Carlo Portelli
Statue at the Uffizi
Black Bands
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The Black Bands, sometimes referred to as the Black Bands of Giovanni, was a company of Italian mercenaries formed and commanded by Giovanni de' Medici during the Italian Wars; their name came from th
Giovanni delle Bande Nere
…Ludovico de' Medici, also known as Giovanni delle Bande Nere (6 April 1498 – 30 November 1526) was an Italian condottiero. He is known for leading the Black Bands and serving valiantly in military combat under his third cousins, Pope Leo X and Pope Clement VII, in the War of Urbino and the War of the League of…
Statue of the commander Giovanni de' Medici (also known as Giovanni delle Bande Nere) at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.