Nicolo di Pitigliano was a VenetianCaptain-General who, together with his cousin Alviano, commanded the Republic's armies against the League of Cambrai. The Republic of Venice was a city-state in Venetia in Northeastern Italy, based around the city of Venice. ... Captain General is a military rank which was formerly relatively common within various European forces, usually ranking above a lieutenant general, in the current location of a full general. ... The League of Cambrai was a league against Venice formed on December 10, 1508 under the leadership of Pope Julius II. It included, besides the Pope, Louis XII of France, Emperor Maximilian I, and Ferdinand of Aragon. ...
Niccolò diPitigliano (1442 - 1510) was an Italian Condottiere best known as the Captain-General of the Venetian during the Most Serene Republic's war against the League of Cambrai.
Niccolò diPitigliano was born in Pitigliano, in the Maremma, the son of Aldobrandino II, Count of Pitigliano and his wife Bartolomea.
He was the descendant of a Romano ["Romanello"] Orsini, Count of Nola, who had acquired the Signoria of the tiny Tuscan citystate of Pitigliano in 1293 by marrying Anastasia de Montfort, heiress of the Aldobrandeschi Lords of the city.
The pulpit, entirely in relief, is the work of Nicolo Pisano and his pupils; the high altar is by Petruzzi, the bronze tabernacle by Vecchietta, and the carvings of the choir by the brothers Barili.
In the Opera dei Duomo are preserved the remains of the exterior sculptures and of the pavement of the cathedral, as well as paintings and sacred tapestries.
Of the civic buildings we mention the Palazzo Pubblico (1289), with the Torre del Mangia (102 metres), at the foot of which in the form of a graceful loggia is the Capella di Piazza (1376-1460), adorned with frescoes and sculptures.
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