PARENTELA, AMICIZIA E SERVIZIO: LA SIGNORIA DI CABRINO FONDULO A CREMONA

Cabrino Fondulo came to power in very violent and sudden way, by betraying the two foremost members of the important Cavalcabò family, and he provoked the anger of the contemporary chronicler who emphasised his unscrupulousness and his bloodthirsty government. The aim of this thesis is to verify the relationships of the factions, the clients, the patronage, which allowed his rise to “signore” di Cremona . It has been possible to discover who was in the group of Cabrino Fondulo’s faithful followers and officials through the manuscripts of decrees and legal city documents. Certain member of this family stood out and were of particular importance because he gave them important assignments as for example he entrusted to his cousin Fondulo de Fondulis the Santa Croce castle which was fundamental for the defence of Cremona. This family has been studied from some unpublished documents were two other characters were found and analysed: his friend Maffeo Mori, a man who was a strong figure in Cabrino Fondulo’s government and his vicarius Bonifacio Guiscardi who were related spiritually because Cabrino Fonfulo was godfather to this son.