Francesco Pepoli Tarlato

Francesco Pepoli, called Tarlato (born c. 1293), was a Bolognese banker, a son of Romeo Pepoli and brother of Taddeo. He married Besia Galluzzi, whose family stood with the Pepoli in exile.

When a revolt drove the Pepoli out of Bologna in 1321 they took refuge in Ferrara and then Romagna, and in those years Tarlato seized a castle in the city's contado to harry the commune.

In 1325 the exiles again tried to force their way home, fighting at Zappolino, where the Modenese crushed Bologna's army; the attempt failed, and the Pepoli were readmitted in March 1328.