When Did Condottiere Start?

Condottiere, plural Condottieri, leader of a band of mercenaries engaged to fight in numerous wars among the Italian states from the mid-14th to the 16th century.

What was the role of the condottieri in fifteenth century Italy?

(Italian condotta, 'contract') The leader of a medieval mercenary band of soldiers. Mercenaries flourished in the climate of economic prosperity and inter-municipal warfare of 14th- and 15th-century Italy.

What is a mercenary Renaissance?

Amercenary is a soldier hired to fight for pay for a foreign country. Sometimes mercenaries fight alongside a country's own forces. ... The use of mercenaries began in the ancient world, and by the Renaissance, mercenaries formed the basis of most armies.