John Hawkwood
Sir John Hawkwood (died 1394) was an English mercenary or condottiero who was active in 14th century Italy. The French chronicler Jean Froissart knew him as Jean Haccoude and Italians as Giovanni Acuto. Hawkwood served first the Pope and then various factions in Italy for over 30 years.
Read more about John Hawkwood: Childhood, Early Career As A Mercenary in France, Serving Italian Factions, Last Years With Florence, Memory and Monuments, Sources, Other Sources, Fiction, Film
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