Case #3491

Case Description

Count Gaetano Beuilaqua and his brother Count Francesco Beuilaqua sent several unknown assassins, who disguised themselves with false beards, to the house of Francesco Trauerso to kill Giovanni Battista. The assailants positioned some of their number to block the house's doorway while the rest forced their way in towards the staircase where they discharged multiple arquebus volleys. Giovanni Battista was unharmed, but his mother Madonna Rosa was seriously wounded and a servant of Tauerso was killed.

Motive

enmity between Beuilaqua brothers and Giovanni Battista

Legal Record

Court

Council of Ten

Outcome

Filled indicator = recorded in source; hollow = not recorded or not applicable.

Archival Sources

Source

Capi di Consiglio di Dieci

Archival location

Rettori di Verona, #200

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