Short answers, pulled from the story.
Filippo Buondelmonti degli Scolari arrived in Hungary around 1382 as a penniless nobleman from Tizzano near Florence. He entered the service of King Sigismund's treasurer and received the castle at Simontornya as his first reward.
Pippo Spano died later that year after suffering a stroke in 1426 while being carried to Lipova. His funeral was attended personally by King Sigismund, and he received burial in Székesfehérvár Basilica beside the tombs of Hungarian kings.
Unlike many Christian commanders who perished or were captured, Pippo Spano escaped the defeat by sailing a small boat up the Danube River. He traveled alongside the King and several high dignitaries until reaching Hungarian and Croatian lands safely.
Venetian accounts claim he was executed with molten gold poured down his throat, though this remains unverified myth. The actual cause of death was a stroke that occurred in 1426 after years of continuous campaigning across Eastern Europe.
Serbian epic poetry immortalized Pippo Spano under the name Filip the Magyar or Hungarians. Oral traditions preserved his memory long after his death in December 1426 through legendary narratives celebrating his bravery against Ottoman forces.