Werner von Urslingen
Werner von Urslingen (called in Italian: Guarnieri d'Urslingen or Duca Guarnieri; c. 1308 – 1354) was a mercenary of German-speaking origins in the Holy Roman Empire. He is also known as Werner of Urslingen.
Biography
Werner was born at Irslingen, in Irslingen
In 1342 Werner joined the service of the
In 1347 he returned to the Italian peninsula and entered the service of
In 1350 he allied with Giovanni di Vico to ravage the Papal fiefs in northern Latium. In the same period he signed an agreement with Louis of Taranto to cede him Capua, Aversa, and other strongholds in the Kingdom of Naples. Werner subsequently fought for the lords of Forlì and Faenza against the papal legate, and, hired by Giacomo Pepoli of Bologna, helped him to regain his city, but not before sacking it. After Bologna was sold back to the Visconti, Werner besieged it, but was defeated by Galeazzo II Visconti's army.
In 1351 his company was unable to find anyone to pay it, until he was hired by
He is said to have worn a breastplate with the inscription "The enemy of God, of pity and of mercy."[2]
Sources
- Rendina, Claudio (1999). I capitani di ventura. Rome: Newton & Compton. ISBN 88-8289-056-2.
Notes
- ^ a b c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Guernieri". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 671.
- ^ Meyer, G. J.: The Borgias (2014) p. 184
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