Niccolò da Fogliano

Niccolò da Fogliano (c. 1260, fourteenth century) was an Italian condottiere and lord of Reggio nell'Emilia, the son of Ugolino of the Guelph da Fogliano family. He led the faction called the Parte di Sopra against the rival Parte di Sotto, backed by the Canossa, and in 1287 seized places including Carpineti.

After sharing the city's signoria with Obizzo III d'Este, he went over to the Ghibellines. In 1329 Emperor Louis the Bavarian named him imperial vicar, making him lord of Reggio, and he accompanied the emperor as far as Trento on his return to Germany.