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Colleoni, Bartolommeo 1400-75
Italian soldier and condottiere

He was born near Bergamo. He fought on both sides in the conflict between Milan and Venice, where he finally settled in 1454, becoming generalissimo for life. He is the subject of the famous Venetian equestrian statue by Andrea del Verrocchio.