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Niccolò Piccinino

A condottiere of the Piccinino dynasty whose career was associated with Milan and Florence.

1386 – 1444CondottierePiccinino · ES

This complete profile is available in English. Bibliographic titles retain their original language. Links marked ES open the Spanish edition.

Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1386 Documented

Death: 1444 Documented

Role: Condottiere

Dynasty: Piccinino · ES

Territories: Milan (ES) · Florence (ES)

Family network

Partners

Gabriella di Bartolomeo Sestio · ESPending review

Children

Francesco Piccinino · ESJacopo Piccinino · ES

Documentation

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

3 recorded claims · 1 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)

BirthDocumented
1386
The DBI and Britannica give 1386.Recorded alternatives: 1375 (GND)
Treccani · Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani · Piccinino, Niccolò · Vol. 83 (2015). “nacque probabilmente a Perugia nel 1386”Encyclopaedia Britannica · Niccolò Piccinino · Heading: “born 1386, Perugia”Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Vital data: birth date (1375)
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
DeathDocumented
1444
The authority record gives the death as 1444.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Piccinini, Niccolò · Vital data: death date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Family and relationships (0/1 with a precise source)

Marriage or partnershipPending review
Gabriella di Bartolomeo Sestio
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

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.