Uguccione Della Faggiuola

Uguccione Della Faggiuola (born c. 1250, Massa Trabaria, Tuscany [Italy]—died Nov. 1, 1319, Vicenza) was a Tuscan noble who, as tyrant of Pisa and Lucca, played a role in the 14th-century Italian struggle between papal and imperial factions. A member of an old Ghibelline (pro-imperial) family, Uguccione had served as podestà (chief magistrate) and captain general in several Italian cities when the sudden death of Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII left Ghibelline Pisa without effective...