CARMAGNOLA, Francesco Busone di, one of the most celebrated Condotieri of the early part of the fourteenth century, was born in Piedmont in 1390. He was captain-
general of the Venetian army that several times defeated Visconti, Duke of Milan; but the Venetian state becoming jealous of him, he was recalled, imprisoned, tortured, and then beheaded in 1432, on accusations which are of doubtful character.