- Peter Tempesta
Peter (1291 –
29 August 1315 ), called Tempesta (meaning "storm"), was the Count ofEboli from 1306. He was the eighth son ofCharles II of Naples and Mary of Hungary. His sobriquet came from his stormy temperament.In 1309, he received Nocera and
Isernia and exchangedMontescaglioso forSorrento andCastellammare di Stabia . He began serving his brother, King Robert, against theGhibellines ofUguccione della Faggiuola inTuscany . He led 300 knights and was given the title of "Vicar ofTuscany ,Lombardy ,Romagna , the city ofBertinoro , and the city ofFerrara andCaptain-General of the Guelph party of Tuscany".He celebrated a jubilee at
Siena and then moved on toFlorence , where he stayed with theMozzi family and the commune granted him a stipend of 4,000 florins. He tookArezzo on29 September 1314 , but Uguccione tookLucca . At Robert's request,Philip I of Taranto brought reinforcements north and met with initial successes, but at theBattle of Montecatini , the combined forces of the Guelphs were defeated by Uguccione and the Ghibellines in a skirmish on the plain. Peter and Philip retreated toFucecchio and the former died "en route", in the marsh, his body was never found.Ancestry
Ancestors of Peter Tempestaources
*Ghisalberti, Alberto M. "Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani: III Ammirato – Arcoleo". Rome, 1961.
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