Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

GUERNIERI, or WERNER

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 671 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
» Make a correction to this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

See also:

GUERNIERI, or See also:WERNER , a celebrated See also:mercenary See also:captain who lived about the See also:middle of the 14th See also:century. He was a member of the See also:family of the See also:dukes of Urslingen, and probably a descendant of the dukes of See also:Spoleto. From 1340 to 1343 he was in the service of the citizens of See also:Pisa, but afterwards he collected a See also:troop of adventurers which he called the See also:Great See also:Company, and with which he plundered See also:Tuscany and See also:Lombardy. He then entered the service of See also:Louis I. the Great, See also:king of See also:Hungary and See also:Poland, whom he assisted to obtain See also:possession of See also:Naples; but when dismissed from this service his ravages became more terrible than ever, culminating in the dreadful See also:sack of Anagni in 1358, shortly after which Guernieri disappeared from See also:history.

End of Article: GUERNIERI, or WERNER

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click, and select "copy." Then paste it into your website, email, or other HTML.
Site content, images, and layout Copyright © 2006 - Net Industries, worldwide.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.

Links to articles and home page are always encouraged.

[back]
GUERIN, PIERRE NARCISSE, BARON (1774-1833) 		[next]
GUERNSEY (Fr. Guernesey)

Site © 2006 - Net Industries