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Niccolò Acciaiuoli

Italian statesman and soldier
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Niccolò Acciaiuoli (born Sept. 12, 1310, Montegufoni, near Florence—died Nov. 8, 1365, Naples) was a statesman, soldier, and grand seneschal of Naples who enjoyed a predominant position in the Neapolitan court. Of a prominent and wealthy Florentine family, Acciaiuoli went to Naples in 1331 to direct the family’s banking interests. In 1335 King Robert made him a knight, entrusted him with the care of his nephew Louis of Taranto, and bestowed upon him a series...

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