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Francesco II Ordelaffi (also known as
Cecco II, c.
1300 –
1374) was a lord of
Forlì, the son of Sinibaldo Ordelaffi (died 1337, brother of
Scarpetta and
Francesco) and Orestina Calboli, and the grandson of
Teobaldo I Ordelaffi.
Initially he ruled the city with his uncle Francesco, but in 1332 the two were ousted by a Papal Army, remaining in control of
Forlimpopoli only. The following year, however, he became the
Ghibelline leader in
Romagna, receiving the seigniories of
Cesena and
Bertinoro and establishing a firm rule on Forlì.
In 1337 Francesco imprisoned the Archbishop of Ravenna and was excommunicated by the Pope
Benedict XIII: however, the struggle ended with the Ordelaffi victorious, since the Pope named him vicar of Forlì, Cesena and Folimpopoli, in exchange of an annual payment. The excommunication was later renewed when he sided for Emperor
Louis IV of Bavaria in order to avoid the tribute, being named imperial vicar. Around 1347 he hosted
Giovanni Boccaccio in Forlì.
In 1350 Francesco conquered Bertinoro,
Meldola,
Fontanafredda and
Ghiaggiolo, but had to face the opposition of the strong Papal general
Gil de Albornoz, supported by the
Malatesta of
Rimini, as well as another excommunication. Despite the strong resistance of his wife Cia degli Ubaldini and his son Ludovico, Cesena fell on June 21, soon followed by Bertinoro. Francesco and Forlì fell on
July 4 1359, and he was to content of the title of vicar of Forlimpopoli and
Castrocaro thenceforth. Later he fought for
Bernabò Visconti against the Papal armies, and tried unsuccessfully to reconquer Forlì. He died in
Venice in 1374.
His son
Sinibaldo was later lord of Forlì.
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