'Astorre III Manfredi' (
June 20 1465 -
June 9 1502) was lord of
Imola from 1439 and of
Faenza from 1443.
He was born in
Faenza, the son of
Galeotto Manfredi. He succeeded his father in the lordship of Faenza in 1488; in the same year he fought as
condottiero for the
Republic of Florence.
In 1501 he was deposed by
Cesare Borgia and sent to
Rome. He was assassinated in the
Castel Sant'Angelo the following year.
Further reading
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Biographical notes of Captains of War and Condottieri di Ventura operating in Italy in 1330 - 1550