Bartolomeo Colleoni
A condottiere from the nobility of Bergamo, Bartolomeo Colleoni fought for several Italian powers before becoming Venice’s captain general in 1454. His fortune supported estates, foundations and artistic commissions around Bergamo. He died in 1475.
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Key details
Birth: 1400 Documented
Death: 1475 Documented
Role: Condottiere
Dynasty: Colleoni · ES
Territories: Milan (ES)
Recorded relationships
No direct relationships are recorded for this person.
Sources for this profile
- Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani · Bartolomeo Colleoni
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Colleoni, Bartolomeo
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
2 recorded claims · 0 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
1400
The authority record gives the birth as 1400. - DeathDocumented
1475
The authority record gives the death as 1475.
Biographical and contextual references (3)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
