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    • Fiore dei Liberi

    Italy
    b. 1340~, Cividale del FriuliBorn 1340~, Cividale del Friuli
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    Also known as

    Fiore de'i Liberi · Fiore Furlano · Fiore dei Liberi da Premariacco

    Description

    Friulian knight, condottiero and fencing master (fl. 1381–1409), the earliest Italian master whose treatise survives. He studied with many Italian and German masters, above all Johane called Suveno, fought five duels against rival masters, and trained famous condottieri. For Niccolò III d'Este he wrote Il Fior di Battaglia (about 1409) on wrestling, dagger, sword, poleaxe and spear.

    Teachers (1)

    • person
      Johane dicto Suveno
      sports_martial_artsEuropean fencing Probable
      Probable
      His own account only.
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      2 sources expand_more
      fact_check
      His own account only.
      “He stated that foremost among the masters who trained him was one Johane dicto Suueno, who he notes was a disciple of Nicholai de Toblem”
      — Fiore de'i Liberi - Wiktenauer. Wiktenauer link history info
      visibilityFirst-hand
      “and mostly from master John, called Suvenus, who was a student of master Nicholas of Toblem in the Mexinensian diocese”
      — Fiore dei Liberi - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

    Lineage

    • European fencingJohane dicto Suveno ← Nicholai de Toblem · 2 generations

    Students (6)

    • person
      Piero Paolo del Verde
      sports_martial_artsdei Liberi school Confirmed
      Confirmed
      Their teacher's own account.
      The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Their teacher's own account.
      “He further offered an extensive list of the famous condottieri that he trained, including Piero Paolo del Verde (Peter von Grünen)”
      — Fiore de'i Liberi - Wiktenauer. Wiktenauer link history info
    • person
      Niccolò Unricilino
      sports_martial_artsdei Liberi school Confirmed
      Confirmed
      Their teacher's own account.
      The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Their teacher's own account.
      “He further offered an extensive list of the famous condottieri that he trained, including Piero Paolo del Verde (Peter von Grünen), Niccolo Unricilino (Nikolo von Urslingen)”
      — Fiore de'i Liberi - Wiktenauer. Wiktenauer link history info
    • person
      Lancillotto Beccaria
      sports_martial_artsdei Liberi school Confirmed
      Confirmed
      Their teacher's own account.
      The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Their teacher's own account.
      “He further offered an extensive list of the famous condottieri that he trained, including [...] Lancillotto Beccaria di Pavia”
      — Fiore de'i Liberi - Wiktenauer. Wiktenauer link history info
    • person
      Giovannino da Baggio
      sports_martial_artsdei Liberi school Confirmed
      Confirmed
      Their teacher's own account.
      The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Their teacher's own account.
      “He further offered an extensive list of the famous condottieri that he trained, including [...] Giovannino da Baggio di Milano”
      — Fiore de'i Liberi - Wiktenauer. Wiktenauer link history info
    • person
      Galeazzo da Mantova
      sports_martial_artsdei Liberi school Confirmed
      Confirmed
      Their teacher's own account.
      The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
      (1395)
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      2 sources expand_more
      fact_check
      Their teacher's own account.
      “In 1395, Fiore can be placed in Padua training the mercenary captain Galeazzo Gonzaga of Mantua for a duel with the French Marshal Jean II Le Maingre”
      — Fiore dei Liberi - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info
      “He further offered an extensive list of the famous condottieri that he trained, including Piero Paolo del Verde (Peter von Grünen), Niccolo Unricilino (Nikolo von Urslingen), Galeazzo Cattaneo dei Grumelli (Galeazzo Gonzaga da Mantova)”
      — Fiore de'i Liberi - Wiktenauer. Wiktenauer link history info
    • person
      Azzone di Castelbarco
      sports_martial_artsdei Liberi school Confirmed
      Confirmed
      Their teacher's own account.
      The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      2 sources expand_more
      fact_check
      Their teacher's own account.
      “He further offered an extensive list of the famous condottieri that he trained, including [...] and Azzone di Castelbarco”
      — Fiore de'i Liberi - Wiktenauer. Wiktenauer link history info
      “Fiore was likely involved in at least one other duel that year, between his final named student Azzone di Castelbarco and Giovanni degli Ordelaffi”
      — Fiore dei Liberi - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

    Sources

    “Like Liechtenauer before him, dei Liberi traveled widely and studied under a variety of Italian and German masters, systematizing their lessons into his own, unique art.”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info
    Fiore de'i Liberi - Wiktenauer. Wiktenauerlink history info

    Identifiers

    https://martial.is/entity/01M5JSGG50BY7NFE13HKVSR7DW
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    Cite and reuse

    CC BY-SA 4.0expand_more
    Plain text
    Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Fiore dei Liberi. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JSGG50BY7NFE13HKVSR7DW - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
    BibTeX
    @incollection{martialis_01M5JSGG50BY7NFE13HKVSR7DW, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Fiore dei Liberi}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5JSGG50BY7NFE13HKVSR7DW}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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