Castruccio Castracani, duke of Lucca

(1281-1328)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Castracani, Castruccio, 1281-1328 LBT ID: CaCastr1328 VIAF ID: 57408051 LOC ID: n82058730	B/BAP: 1281 DIED: 1328-09-03
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an Italian condottiero and duke of Lucca; his life was the subject of a biography by Machiavelli and a novel by Mary Shelley, Valperga; or, the Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca, (1823).
REFERENCES TO Castruccio Castracani, duke of Lucca: Galt, John, 1779-1839, The Life of Lord Byron (London: Henry Colburn, 1830) Anecdotes of Lord Byron Found 1: ¶ 4