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Lordship of Ferrara. Giovanni was approached by the Regency Council of Ferrari and asked to betray his ally, who at the time was actually not in the area. He made a commitment to Simone of Saint George of Ferrara, to bring him the dead body of Azzo in exchange for a fee of
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After further harassment of the countryside
Barbiano was captured in 1399 in Spilamberto, near Vignola, by the lords of Ferrara and Bologna. On 27 September 1399 he was beheaded in Bologna, together with his son, his nephew, Count Lippazzo, and another relative, Count Bunterato. He is buried in
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In his early career he had an uneasy working relationship with
Bologna, whilst at the same time attempting to establish his own lordship in Barbiana and Lugo. In 1385 he managed to wrest control of Barbiano, expelling Giacomo Boccadiferro. Later he returned Zagonara to
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