Rinaldo Orsini
Mercenary
About Rinaldo Orsini
Lived 1402 – 1450 (aged 47–48). Rinaldo Orsini was a condottiero.
Rinaldo Orsini (died 1450) was an Italian condottiero, a member of the Orsini family.
He was the son of Jacopo Orsini. In 1426 he fought for the Pope against the Colonna family. In 1442 he was hired by the Republic of Siena, and in 1445 he became lord of Piombino and Isola d'Elba through his marriage with Caterina Appiani. In 1447, attacked by Alfonso V of Aragon, King of Naples, he defended it with the help of a Florentine army. He was therefore named captain of the Republic of Florence and, in 1450, moved against Alfonso's troops which were besieging Castiglione della Pescaia, but without effect. He died the same year by plague.
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When was Rinaldo Orsini born?
Rinaldo Orsini was born in 1402 in Rome.
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Rinaldo Orsini died on 5 July 1450 in Piombino.
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Rinaldo Orsini was a condottiero.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Rinaldo Orsini. https://biography.guide/rinaldo-orsini-condottiero/
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