Tomaso da Barbiano

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Tomaso at Robin Hood Tourney 2009
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Quarterly SA and GU, in bend two goblets OR
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Baron Tomaso da Barbiano.

Persona

Tomaso was born in the year 1380 in a small town in the Romagna (central Italy) to an Italian father and a Swiss mother. He makes his living by following the family tradition as a condottierre, or professional soldier for hire.

His primary contract is with Venice, within whose territory he has a modest estate. In peaceful times he makes beer and wine from his land, and life is good. Italy is a troubled land though, and he must spend much of his time in armor, traveling where fortune takes him.

He is husband to Catharine Hawkwod da Barbiano, who is the daughter of an English condottiere working in Italy.She is a paternoster-maker and storyteller who travels throughout Italy with her husband.

Offices & Positions

• Captain of the Guard, Barony of the Angels, September 2006 to September 2008
• Territorial Marshal, Barony of the Angels, December 2007 to November 2011
• Exchequer, College of the Voyagers, 2005 to 2010
• Seneschal, College of the Voyagers, 2010 to 2011
• Webwright, College of the Voyagers, 2007 to 2011
• Webwright, Barony of the Angels, September 2011 to November 2012
• Lieutenant of the Royal Guard for Mansur and Eilidh
• Lieutenant of the Royal Guard for Mansur II and Eilidh II
• Archery champion, Canton of Akornebir (An Tir) June 2013 to June 2014
• Kingdom Exchequer, June 2013 to 06/06/2015
• Deputy Kingdom Exchequer for PayPal, June 2015 to January 2022
• Seneschal, Barony of the Angels, March 2018 to March 2023

Event Staff

• Autocrat, Voyagers May Day 2005
• Autocrat, Voyagers May Day 2006
• Autocrat, Angels Melee 2007
• Autocrat, Angels Melee 2008
• Autocrat, Voyager's May Day / Kingdom Sciences Day, May 3, 2008
• Autocrat, Angels Melee, Jan 17, 2009
• Deputy Autocrat, Voyagers May Day, May 2, 2009
• Marshal-in-charge, Crown Prints Prize Tournament 2009, 6/27/2009
• Autocrat, Angels Melee, Jan 16, 2010
• Co-Autocrat, Voyager's May Day, May 1, 2010
• Co-Steward with THL Catharine Hawkwod da Barbiano, Medieval Marketplace 2012
• Autocrat, Robin Hood Tourney, April 28, 2019
• Autocrat, Robin Hood Tourney, April 24, 2022
• Autocrat, Angels Anniversary, September 17, 2022
• Autocrat, Robin Hood Tourney, April 16, 2023
• Autocrat, Robin Hood Tourney, April 21, 2024

Classes Taught

• All grain brewing demo, Collegium Caidis Spring 2005
• Bottling and packing your brews, Collegium Caidis Spring 2005
• Brewing Ingredients Part I, Grain and water, Collegium Caidis Fall 2005
• Brewing Ingredients Part II, Hops and Yeast, Collegium Caidis Fall 2005
• Build your own wort chiller, Collegium Caidis Fall 2005
• Varietal Honey Tasting and mead discussion, Great Western War 2005
• Extract brewing demo, Collegium Caidis Spring 2006
• Intro to brewing beer, Collegium Caidis Spring 2006
• Tips and tricks for better brewing, Collegium Caidis Spring 2007
• Varietal honey tasting, Collegium Caidis Spring 2007
• Early period beverages and brewing, Collegium Caidis Spring 2008
• Varietal honey tasting, Collegium Caidis Spring 2008
• Basic Mead Making, Collegium Caidis Fall 2008
• Making fruit wines, Great Western War 2008
• Intermediate Mead, Collegium Caidis 2009
• Brewing Sake, Collegium Caidis 2012
• Varietal honey tasting, Collegium Caidis 2012
• Exchequer, with Andrew Baird, Collegium Caidis 2013
• Exchequer 101, Collegium Caidis 2014
• Exchequer 101, Collegium Caidis 2015
• Exchequer's office for Seneschals, Collegium Caidis 2015
• Introduction to the Exchequer's office for Exchequers and Seneschals, Nordwache Academia 2015
• Varietal honey tasting, Nordwache Academia 2015
• Basic mead making, Nordwache Academia 2015

Competitions

• Great Western War brewing contest 2004: 2nd place wine
• Great Western War brewing contest 2008: 1st place beer

Pentathlon 2013

• Brewing, Beer: 1st Place Artisan
• Brewing, Wine: 2nd Place Artisan

A&S Interests

• Junior Judge in the Right Noble Brewer's Guild of Caid