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'''Arduino della Palude''' was the military tutor of [[Matilda of Tuscany]] in the late eleventh century. He taught her to ride a horse, carry a lance and pike, and wield an axe and sword. In her adulthood he was the commander of her armies.
In 1061 [[Rome]] was enveloped in a civil war, with partisans of the [[Antipope Honorius II]] holding [[Trastevere]] and the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]] while the supporters of the legitimate [[Pope Nicholas II]] were sustained in the city by the wealth and mercenaries of [[Leo de Benedicto]], who eventually dislodged the antipapists from the castle. An army commanded by [[Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine|Godfrey]], former [[Duke of Lower Lorraine]], and Arduino, along with the young Matilda, arrived on the scene and skirmished with the forces of Honorius led by [[Guibert of Ravenna]]. Arduino is said to have led a force of 400 archers, 400 pikemen, and a regiment of cavalry with which he charged Guibert, who was trying to join battle with Godfrey, and forced him to retreat.
In 1111 the [[Emperor Henry V]] entered Rome to be crowned and left the city with [[Pope Paschal II]], [[Bernard, Bishop of Parma]], and [[Bonsignore, Bishop of Reggio]] as prisoners and took to the Sabine country. Matilda promptly sent Arduino to secure their release, which he did through negotiations.
==References==
*{{cite book|first=Nora|last=Duff|authorlink=|title=Matilda of Tuscany: La Gran Donna d'Italia|url=https://archive.org/details/matildaoftuscany00duffuoft|publisher=Methuen & Co|___location=London|year=1909}}
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