Niccolò Fortebraccio, also known as Niccolò della Stella (1375-1435) was an Italian condottiero. Born in Sant'Angelo in Vado, he was the son of Stella, sister of Braccio da Montone. His half-brother Oddo and his cousin Carlo were also condottieri. In 1426 and 1429, he is mentioned at the service of the Republic of Florence. in the latter occasion he was sent against Volterra and Lucca, but, together with Guidantonio da Montefeltro, he was defeated by Niccolò Piccinino in 1430.
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