Fiore dei Liberi

Italy
Born 1340~, Cividale del Friuli

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)

  • 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
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    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

Students (6)

  • 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
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    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
  • 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
  • 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
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    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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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.
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