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Gian Paolo Baglioni (c. 1470 - June 1520) was an Italian condottiero and lord of Perugia
Perugia

Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the Tiber river, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city symbol is the griffin, which can be seen in the form of plaques and statues on buildings around the city....
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He was the son of Rodolfo Baglioni
Rodolfo Baglioni

Rodolfo Baglioni was an Italy condottiero serving in the Holy Roman Empire army during the Italian War of 1542. He was the son of Malatesta II Baglioni, from whom he inherited the lordship of Perugia, Bettona, Spello and other lands in Umbria....
 and initially fought mostly in Umbria
Umbria

Umbria is a Regions of Italy of central Italy. Its capital is Perugia. It has an area of 8,456 km? and about 900,000 inhabitants....
, especially against the family rivals, the Oddi. In 1498 he was hired by Florence to held minor operations in Umbria.

In July 1500 he escaped an assassination attempt by Grifone and Carlo Baglioni. Later he was at the service of the Papal States
Papal States

The Papal States, State of the Church or Pontifical States were one of the major historical states of Italy from roughly the 6th century until the Italian peninsula was unified in 1861 by the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia ....
, fighting mostly along with Vitellozzo Vitelli
Vitellozzo Vitelli

Vitellozzo Vitelli was an Italy condottiero. He was lord of Montone, Citt? di Castello, Monterchi and Anghiari....
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Gian Paolo Baglioni (c. 1470 - June 1520) was an Italian condottiero and lord of Perugia
Perugia

Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the Tiber river, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city symbol is the griffin, which can be seen in the form of plaques and statues on buildings around the city....
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He was the son of Rodolfo Baglioni
Rodolfo Baglioni

Rodolfo Baglioni was an Italy condottiero serving in the Holy Roman Empire army during the Italian War of 1542. He was the son of Malatesta II Baglioni, from whom he inherited the lordship of Perugia, Bettona, Spello and other lands in Umbria....
 and initially fought mostly in Umbria
Umbria

Umbria is a Regions of Italy of central Italy. Its capital is Perugia. It has an area of 8,456 km? and about 900,000 inhabitants....
, especially against the family rivals, the Oddi. In 1498 he was hired by Florence to held minor operations in Umbria.

In July 1500 he escaped an assassination attempt by Grifone and Carlo Baglioni. Later he was at the service of the Papal States
Papal States

The Papal States, State of the Church or Pontifical States were one of the major historical states of Italy from roughly the 6th century until the Italian peninsula was unified in 1861 by the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia ....
, fighting mostly along with Vitellozzo Vitelli
Vitellozzo Vitelli

Vitellozzo Vitelli was an Italy condottiero. He was lord of Montone, Citt? di Castello, Monterchi and Anghiari....
. Among his deeds of this period, was the cruel reconquest of Camerino
Camerino

Camerino is small town of 7,000 inhabitants in the Marches , in the province of Macerata, Italy. It is located in the Apennine Mountains bordering Umbria, between the valleys of the rivers Potenza and Chienti, about 40 miles from Ancona....
, after the short Cesare Borgia
Cesare Borgia

Cesare Borgia, born , Duke of Valentinois, and Romagna, Prince of Andria and Venafro, Count of Dyois, Lord of Piombino, Camerino and Urbino, Gonfalone of the Church and Captain General of the Church, was a Spanish-Italian Condottieri, lord and cardinal....
's rule, for the Da Varano
Da Varano

The Da Varano was an Italian noble family who had an important role in the medieval and Renaissance history of central Italy, as rulers of Camerino and other lands in the Marche and Umbria....
 family.

After a period of independence and ruthless actions, in 1506 he submitted to Pope Julius II
Pope Julius II

Pope Julius II , nicknamed Il Papa Terribile , was born Giuliano della Rovere. He was Pope from 1503 to 1513. His reign was marked by an aggressive foreign policy, ambitious building projects, and patronage for the arts....
. In 1511 he was hired by the Republic of Venice
Republic of Venice

The Most Serene Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice . It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century AD until the year 1797....
, for which, in a long series of military actions, he opposed the French troops in the course of the War of the League of Cambrai
War of the League of Cambrai

The War of the League of Cambrai, sometimes known as the War of the Holy League and by several other names, was a major conflict in the Italian Wars....
. In November 1513 he was captured in a clash at Creazzo
Creazzo

Creazzo is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. Creazzo is famous for architecture, cheese, broccolo fiolaro , but mostly for Creamola Foam which was created in the town in 1893 by Professer Carbonara....
, but was freed on word. In 1517 he fought in the War of Urbino
War of Urbino

The War of Urbino was a secondary episode of the Italian Wars.The conflict ensued after the end of the War of the League of Cambrai , when Francesco Maria I della Rovere decided to take advantage of the situation to recover the Duchy of Urbino, from which he had been ousted in the previous year....
 against Francesco Maria della Rovere
Francesco Maria I della Rovere

Francesco Maria I della Rovere was an Italy condottiero, who was Duke of Urbino from 1508 until 1538....
, who also besieged Perugia. In 1516 he received the title of count of Bettona
Bettona

Bettona is an ancient town and comune of Italy, in the province of Perugia in central Umbria at the northern edge of the Colli Martani range. It is 5 km E of Torgiano and 12 km SW of Assisi....
 from Pope Leo X
Pope Leo X

Pope Leo X, born Giovanni de' Medici was Pope from 1513 to his death. He was the last non-priest to be elected Pope. He is known primarily for the sale of indulgences to reconstruct St....
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In 1520, accused of an attempted assassination in Rome, Baglioni was imprisoned in Castel Sant'Angelo
Castel Sant'Angelo

The Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as the Castel Sant'Angelo, is a towering cylindrical building in Rome, initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family....
 and beheaded. He is buried in the church of Santa Maria in Traspontina
Santa Maria in Traspontina

Santa Maria in Traspontina is a Carmelite church on the Via della Conciliazione in Rome.Pope Alexander VI demolished an ancient Roman pyramid on the same site for the construction of the first church....
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