Note : The first name list is to be polished again since I have a couple more sources allowing frequency parsing and some articles about the subject to read (the stock of names is likely to be enlarged to match its realistic size, which is quite impressive). I've kept a few very common diminutive forms like Uguccione but it may not be a defenitive choice.
Male first names :
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Alberto
Alberto
Alberto
Alberto
Alberto
Alberto
Alberto
Aldobrandino
Amerigo
Andrea
Andrea
Anselmo
Antonio
Antonio
Antonio
Arduino
Arnaldo
Arnolfo
Arpado
Arrigo
Arrigo
Arrigo
Bandino
Bandino
Baratto
Bardo
Barone
Bartolomeo
Bartolomeo
Bartoluccio
Bencivenne
Bencivenne
Benvenuto
Berardo
Bernardo
Bernardo
Bernardo
Bernardo
Bernardo
Bernardo
Bettino
Bonacorso
Bonacorso
Bonacorso
Bonacorso
Bonagionta
Bonagionta
Bonaiuto
Bonifazio
Bonifazio
Bonifazio
Bonifazio
Bonifazio
Boninsegna
Bonnano
Bono
Boso
Castruccio
Corrado
Corso
Cosimo
Cosimo
Damaso
Damaso
Elemberto
Enrico
Erasmo
Falco
Falcuccio
Farolfo
Federico
Filippo
Forese
Francesco
Gentile
Gerardo
Gherardo
Gherardo
Gherardo
Gherardo
Giano
Gionta
Giorgio
Giotto
Giovanni
Giovanni
Giovanni
Giovanni
Giovanni
Giovanni
Giovanni
Giovanni
Giuliano
Guasco
Guiberto
Guiberto
Guiberto
Guiberto
Guido
Guido
Guido
Guido
Guido
Guido
Guido
Guido
Guido
Guido
Guilelmo
Guilelmo
Iacopo
Iacopo
Iacopo
Iacopo
Iacopo
Ildebrando
Ildebrando
Ildebrando
Lamberto
Lapo
Luca
Martino
Martino
Martino
Mazzeo
Michele
Niccolo
Niccolo
Oberto
Oberto
Omodeo
Orlando
Pagano
Paolo
Piero
Piero
Piero
Piero
Provenzano
Ranero
Ranieri
Ranieri
Ranieri
Ranieri
Ranieri
Raniero
Riprando
Roberto
Rodolfo
Salvi
Sigefredo
Sigefredo
Sigefredo
Simone
Simone
Simone
Sinibaldo
Stefano
Tedaldo
Tedaldo
Tommaso
Tommaso
Tommaso
Tommaso
Ubaldo
Ubaldo
Uberto
Uberto
Uberto
Uberto
Ugo
Ugo
Ugo
Ugo
Ugo
Uguccione
Uguccione
Uguccione
Ventura
Villano
Acciaioli
Adimari
Agli
Alberighi
Alberti
Albizzi
Alderotti
Aldobrandi
Altoviti
Amerighi
Amidei
Andreozzo
Antinori
Ardinghelli
Arrighi
Arrigucci
Baldovini
Balducci
Bardella
Bardi
Baroncelli
Bartoli
Bartolini
Beccamorto
Benci
Benini
Benvenuti
Bertaldi
Berti
Betti
Biliotti
Bonaiuto
Bonciani
Boni
Bonsignori
Borgherini
Borghi
Borsi
Brunelleschi
Bucelli
Buondelmonti
Busini
Cacciaguerra
Cambi
Cambini
Canacci
Canigiani
Capponi
Carducci
Carnesecchi
Carondini
Carraresi
Carucci
Casetta
Casini
Castellani
Castracani
Cavalcanti
Cavalleschi
Cecchi
Cerchi
Compagni
Corbinelli
Corelli
Corradi
Corsi
Corsini
Cortigiani
Covoni
d'Elci
da Baschi
da Bigozzi
da Bologna
da Campiglia
da Canino
da Carrara
da Cellere
da Correggio
da Empoli
da Farnese
da Ferrara
da Firenze
da Fortuna
da Fossa
da Latera
da Mantua
da Modena
da Montalto
da Montefeltro
da Parma
da Piacenza
da Pistoia
da Pontormo
da Reggio
da Rimini
da Sabbionetta
da Sassuolo
da Siena
da Spoleto
da Suspiro
da Uzzano
da Vanzati
da Varano
Damiani
de Cacciaconti
de Medici
de Pannocchieschi
de Pazzi
de Tedici
del Bonella
del Buono
del Caccia
del Campana
del Casa
del Castagno
del Cerna
del Chiaro
del Fede
del Forte
del Galea
del Mazza
del Migliore
del Monte
del Nero
del Pace
del Ponte
del Quaglia
del Rosso
del Sanella
del Sera
del Viva
del Zanca
dell Ardenghesca
della Bella
della Berardenga
della Casa
della Leccia
della Mirandola
della Pietra
della Scala
dello Scelto
di Campagnatico
di Canossa
di Capraia
di Casenovole
di Civitella
di Donoratico
di Frosini
di Lattaja
di Modigliana
di Montepescali
di Pari
di Roselle
di Sarteano
di Soana
di Suvereto
di Torniella
di Toscana
di Travale
Dolci
Donati
Doni
Fabbricci
Fagnani
Falconi
Falconieri
Falcucci
Fantoni
Fastelli
Federighi
Fenci
Fenzi
Filipeschi
Franceschi
Frescobaldi
Gaddi
Gaetani
Galletti
Gherardi
Gherardini
Ghiberti
Ghini
Giamberti
Giandonati
Gianfiglia
Giraldi
Girolami
Giuntini
Grasso
Guadagni
Guardi
Guarenti
Guasconi
Gucci
Guicciardi
Guidetti
Guidi
Guidotti
Guiducci
Lamberteschi
Lapi
Lenzi
Lippi
Lucari
Malaparte
Malatesta
Manetti
Manfredi
Mannelli
Manovelli
Marchi
Marescalchi
Maringhi
Martelli
Martini
Martucci
Masini
Mazzeti
Monaldeschi
Montigli
Morelli
Nerli
Niccoli
Niccolini
Novello
Orlandini
Ottavanti
Pallavicino
Passerini
Peruzzi
Petrini
Pucci
Quaratesi
Quartigiani
Ranghieri
Rangoni
Ricci
Ridolfi
Rondinelli
Roselli
Rossi
Rotta
Rucellai
Salimbeni
Salvani
Salvetti
Salviati
Schiattesi
Serragli
Signorini
Simonetti
Soderini
Spinelli
Spini
Stefani
Strozzi
Tedaldi
Torrigiani
Trenta
Ubertini
Vecchietti
Velluti
Ventura
Vernaccia
Vettori
Villani
Viviani
Zati
2. Family tree
Note : this is mostly based on the genealogy given by the university of Siena. Any further detail about the life of the marchese is gladly welcome.
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; Ranero or Ranieri, marchese of Tuscany. Little is known about him except his revolt against the emperor who stripped him of his title in 1027.
; He was also duke of Spoleto for a short period (before 1014) but is not the same person as the later duke of Spoleto, another Rainerio (II) who appear to be of lombard origin.
character Ranieri di_Toscana, named character, male, leader, age 39, x 120, y 163
traits Factionleader 1
army
unit NE Bodyguard exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
character Uguccione di_Toscana, named character, male, heir, age 18, x 124, y 148
traits Factionheir 1
army
unit NE Bodyguard exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
; Guido Ripuario (his name indicates that he is of frankish origin), father of Ranieri. Attested in 972
character_record Guido di_Toscana, male, age 65, dead 17, never_a_leader
character_record Richilda di_Toscana, female, age 64, dead 20, never_a_leader
; Elemberto, older brother of Ranieri was bishop of Arezzo from 986 to 1010
character_record Elemberto di_Toscana, male, age 43, dead 7, never_a_leader
; Gualdrada, wife of Ranieri. Her second husband will be a count Ubertino (unidentifed to me)
character_record Gualdrada di_Toscana, female, age 35, alive, never_a_leader
relative Guido di_Toscana, Richilda di_Toscana, Elemberto di_Toscana, Ranieri di_Toscana, end
relative Ranieri di_Toscana, Gualdrada di_Toscana, Uguccione di_Toscana, end
3. Other characters
Note : Character density is rather high right now since they are placed according to their possessions but some of them will probably be moved (in Sardinia for ex) to accomodate gameplay.
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; Giovanni Buondelmonti, lord of several castles, mainly in Toscana
character Giovanni Buondelmonti, named character, male, age 33, x 114, y 142
army
unit NE Bodyguard exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit contado_equites exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
; Cousin of previous Giovanni
character Ranieri Buondelmonti, named character, male, age 28, x 117, y 142
army
unit NE Bodyguard exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit contado_equites exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
; Ranieri, conte della Berardenga (near Sienna). Attested in 1016
character Ranieri della_Berardenga, named character, male, age 38, x 128, y 144
army
unit NE Bodyguard exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit contado_equites exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
; Farolfo, conte di Sarteano (near Sienna), cousin of the previous
character Farolfo di_Sarteano, named character, male, age 38, x 127, y 144
army
unit NE Bodyguard exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit contado_equites exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
; Ridolfo Rosellense, conte dell'Ardenghesca (Civitella)
character Rodolfo dell_Ardenghesca, named character, male, age 26, x 122, y 148
army
unit NE Bodyguard exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit contado_equites exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
; Bernardo di Casenovole (Civitella), his brother
character Bernardo di_Casenovole, named character, male, age 22, x 122, y 149
army
unit NE Bodyguard exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit contado_equites exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
; Ridolfo de Pannocchieschi di Suvereto (on the coast, south of Pisa), count in 1020
character Rodolfo di_Suvereto, named character, male, age 41, x 115, y 154
army
unit NE Bodyguard exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit contado_equites exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
; Ugo di Montepescali (near Grosseto), count in 1020, nephew of the previous Ridolfo
character Ugo di_Montepescali, named character, male, age 21, x 115, y 144
army
unit NE Bodyguard exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit contado_equites exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
; Ildebrando di Roselle, of the Aldobrandeschi. Conte di Roselle, Soana & Santa-Fiora (989-1047)
character Ildebrando di_Roselle, named character, male, age 42, x 120, y 143
army
unit NE Bodyguard exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit contado_equites exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
; Bernardo of the Adimari of Florence, d. 1046
character Bernardo Adimari, named character, male, age 31, x 129, y 150
army
unit NE Bodyguard exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit contado_equites exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
; Guido, conte di Modigliana
character Guido di_Modigliana, named character, male, age 31, x 132, y 145
army
unit NE Bodyguard exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit contado_equites exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
4. Titles
5. Description
II. Units
This unit list was posted by Rothgar a while ago in our private forums. Feel free to discuss (it was mainly taken from Osprey):
Here is my version of the Northern/Central Italian units. They are somewhat similar to yours. Also, I was using the same book mostly
In Italy, there is a distinct separation between the commune (city) and contado (countryside). As far as the military is concerned, I propose that this separation be displayed using the castle and city recruitment system already in place. Basically, all units that would have come from the countryside including feudal units (though I use this term with discretion as feudalism itself is becoming less and less a clear term) would be recruitable in castles, and the militias and merchant-class units would be recruitable in cities. Perhaps this is what CA was trying to portray, though, in my opinion, it fails to encapsulate the true military system in less urbanized nations such as England and Ireland.
Northern and Central Italian Units
Castle Units
Infantry
Peasants - (Not sure of the Italian/Latin term, maybe popolo)
Contado pedites - (rural infantry [could use feudal instead of rural, but I don’t like the haphazard and general application of the term feudal])
Details – In rural (feudal) armies the pedites included free men and those of servile origin, the the latter were largely non-combatant and their service was almost a form of forced labour. Free men included conscripts and mercenaries; their tasks were to defend the baggage train, erect and defend camps, build and operate siege machines, fight as archers, and inflict as much damage as possible on enemy territory as guastatori or “ravagers.”
Equipment – Large round shield and long spear. Armour should advance to chainmail and metal helmet. I have a picture if needed.
Contado pedites archers - (not sure what the Italian/latin word for archer is, by my research it could be any of these terms – pandus, fornicatus, curvus.)
Details – Same as above.
Equipment – Bows. Also carry a sword and small round shield. Cloth armour. Picture available.
Pavesarii - pavise crossbowmen. Could also use a rank of crossbowman before this, though I don’t know the Italian/Latin term.
Bubulci (Herdsmen, or oxen)
Armed with sword and bow. Obscure. Probably hail from the mountain valleys.
Zafones - Irregular troops from the rugged Marche region. The in inhabitants of the mountain valleys hailed from a very different society than the city-dominated lowlands. Though widely despised as poverty-stricken roughnecks, these mountain men were admitted to be tough and warlike, with the makings of good soldiers.
Cavalry
Contado equites – rural cavalrymen.
Equipment – sword or mace and tear shield.
Scutiferi - Prosperous peasants who held a non-distinct fief termed a feudum scutiferi. They effectively were a rank below the valvassor minor which was the lowest rank of knight. The scutiferi ride a roncin which is an ordinary type of horse, and inferior to the knightly destrier or palfry. Garbed in relatively basic armour, the scutiferi formed a light cavalry, and would often harass an enemy line prior to a heavy cavalry charge.
Equipment – Basic armour (whatever that means, I can only assume they would never wear plate.
Milites – Standard knight, with all the denominations. Several pictures available.
Masnada – alternative spelling is Masnata meaning “support” or “prop” (the military following of a lord). Standard noble bodyguard.
Contadini - The rural nobility of the countryside (contado) in Italy.
Communal (City) Units
Infantry
Citadini/iuvenes inferioris militia – lower class militia. Should be equivalent to the rural peasants though perhaps slightly better armed.
Popolane or Popolo Militia – middle class merchant militia able to afford better equipment than the poorer militia.
(Note: The above two classes could be organized under a general term called the Pedites militia – Were of lower status than the cavalry, but they were the backbone of a communal army. The well-armed and armoured elite were drawn from the merchant and skilled artisan classes [popolo], while the iuvenes inferioris were drawn from poorer artisans and labourers/ Many might, in fact, have been counted amongst the ribaldi [ruffians] who operated siege machines.)
Archer Militia – Use bows obviously.
Crossbow Militia – I think it is safe to say they used crossbows. There should be an advanced version of this which the player is able to upgrade to later in the game. Perhaps for the archers as well.
(Note: Urban militia of northern Italy could withstand and defeat armoured cavalry, and were praised and recognized for such a talent.)
Cavalry
Berrovieri – A product of the 13th century. At first they fought both on foot and on horseback, but they gradually evolved into lightly armoured professional cavalry each with two horses. Many seemed to have been drawn from the rural regions, some stemming from minor knightly families and others being described as “the sons of wealthy farmers.”
Milities Pro Commune or militia equites perhaps (though the first name is historically referenced) – A wealthy class of citizens who were not of the noble class, but could afford the finer attire of warfare.
Commune Nobilitas – Much of the wealthy 13th century urban aristocracy was not of long-standing noble origin, but had only recently been ennobled because of their city’s need for more horsemen. I believe this should be a full unit of horsemen.
Aristocratic Bodyguards – Didn’t find much on them.
Fanti – Soldier-servants who formed retinues for leading noble families. Not much else.
Edit: Mounted Crossbowmen became effective in the later part of the 13th century. Though I am not sure if they should be built in castles or cities.
Other
Carroccio – a decorated wagon bearing the city’s banner, centre point of communal army’s battle array. High wooden pole like the mast of a ship fixed to a strong wagon.
Manned by priests who looked after the wounded. Could provide a combat/healing bonus for soldiers nearby.
2.1 Tuscany Specific Units
Carroccio cum Martinella – The Carrocio from Tuscany contained a marinella (bell) in a wooden tower. This was a particularly important symbol for the Florentine army.
Late Cavalry Militia of all types (or a select type if preferred, there is no detail on this)
Late Infantry militia of all types (or a select type if preferred, there is no detail on this)
While the great age of communal militia armies was coming to an end in Italy during the 13th century, Tuscany was slower to change than the north. The survival of a militia cavalry and militia infantry attests to this. They also became increasingly effective against cavalry.
Tuscan papal knight – Tuscany, especially during the reign of Matilda of Tuscany, was known for its fervent support of the papacy. It was not uncommon for a Tuscan soldier to serve in the papal army, or to fight often for the papal cause. It should be expected that they would fight more fervently against the enemies of the papacy and would always claim to be fighting for a holy cause. There is a specific reference and artist rendering of Tuscan knights in papal service in my book, so they seem to be legitimate, but one can never be sure. The problem is whether they should be usable by the Tuscany faction, the papal faction or perhaps both. Also, there is no reason to limit them to a knightly class. Arguably, there could be various denominations of soldiers in papal service. I will leave it up to the discretion of alpaca.
Tuscany should also be limited in its ability to recruit mercenaries before 1300 as that is when they seem to become more prevalent. Therefore, they should have increases in regular unit strengths to augment this. The late versions of their cavalry and infantry militias should reflect this, but it can also be done in other ways I am sure.
Don’t forget, all cavalry mentioned in this post should/could have a non-mounted version as well.
10-14-2007, 18:21
alpaca
Re: Faction specific development topic - Pisa/Tuscany
