Antonio Maffei da Volterra

Antonio Maffei da Volterra (1450 – 3 May 1478) was an Italian presbyter. Clergyman and Papal notary, he came from a noble family in Volterra.[1] With Stefano da Bagnone he tried to strangle Lorenzo de' Medici and they wounded him in the throat in the Pazzi conspiracy.[2]

Antonio Maffei da Volterra
Coat of arms of Maffei family
Personal details
Born1450
Volterra
Died3 May 1478(1478-05-03) (aged 27–28)
Florence
OccupationPresbyter

References
  1. Cipriani, G. (2010). Volterra e Firenze. Dalla guerra alla pace. Ospedaletto (Pi): Pacini editore. p. 24. ISBN 9788863152647.
  2. Machiavelli, N. (1962). "II". In Gaeta, F. (ed.). Istorie Fiorentine. VIII. Milano: Feltrinelli. p. 509.
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