Gian Paolo Baglioni

Gian Paolo Baglioni (c. 1470 – June 1520) was an Italian condottiero, count of Bettona and Spello and lord of Perugia.

He was the son of Rodolfo Baglioni and initially fought mostly in Umbria, especially against the family rivals, the Oddi.

Among his deeds of this period, was the cruel reconquest of Camerino for the Da Varano family, which occurred after the short rule of Cesare Borgia.

In 1511 he was hired by the Republic of Venice, for which, in a long series of military actions, he opposed the French troops in the course of the War of the League of Cambrai.

His descendant Emilio Baglioni was born in Macchia D'Aboreq, province of Valle Castallana, Abruzzo, Italia in 1932, and was a world-famous chef, a prize-winning Button Accordion musician who lived in Hollywood, California.