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Martino della Torre (d.
1263) was an
Italian condottiero and statesman.
Biography
Martino della Torre was a nephew of
Pagano, who established the power of the
della Torre (also known as Torriani) family in
Milan. In
1241 he opposed to the nomination as
podestà of the city of Paola Soresina.
Leader of the popular party, in
1259 he was elected in the Council of the Elder, but, when he abused of his power, the ousted nobles called the
Ghibelline leader
Ezzelino III da Romano against him. However, the latter was defeated at
Cassano d'Adda by the Guelph league led by Martino and
Oberto Pallavicino: della Torre obtained the seignories of
Lodi,
Como,
Vercelli and
Bergamo.
He subsequently struggled, with success, against the election of
Ottone Visconti as archbishop of Milan by
Pope Urban IV. After having defeated the allied of the Visconti, he received the ruler of
Novara also.
Martino della Torre died in
Lodi in 1263.
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