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The Latin stipend that kept him honored and cost him a throne
Born to a royal bloodline, a Bulgarian prince vanishes from history after being captured as a mercenary. His Latin stipend kept him honored, but cost him a throne.
The Latin stipend that kept him honored and cost him a throne
This episode explores the life of Lodovico, a Bulgarian prince who spent decades in exile before disappearing from historical records. What led a man of imperial birth to become a mercenary, and what became of him?
Person: Lodovico
Date: October 7, 1363
Location: Sienese prison
Status: Captured mercenary
Period: 14th century
- A Sienese chronicle records the capture of…
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