Michele Antonio of Saluzzo

Michele Antonio del Vasto
Marquess of Saluzzo
Portrait by Jean Clouet, c. 1525
Born26 March 1495
Saluzzo
Died18 October 1528(1528-10-18) (aged 33)
Aversa
BuriedSanta Maria in Aracoeli, Rome
Noble familyHouse of Aleramici
FatherLudovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo
MotherMargaret of Foix-Candale

Michele Antonio del Vasto (26 March 1495 – 18 October 1528) was the Marquess of Saluzzo from 1504 until his death.

Born in Saluzzo, the elder son of Ludovico II of Saluzzo and Margaret of Foix-Candale,[1] he was Count of Carmagnola until he succeeded to his father. He took part, initially alongside Ludovico, in the Italian Wars of Louis XII and Francis I of France. In particular, he distinguished himself at the Battle of Pavia (1525).[2]

Michele Antonio died from wounds sustained by a cannonball at the Battle of Aversa.[a][3] According to his last will, he was buried in the church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli in Rome,[3] while his heart was kept in Piedmont.

A ballad about the wounded marquess explaining his last will was popular among the Italian Alpini during World War I.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Gregorovius simply states Saluzzo died of wounds.[3]

References

  1. ^ Tavuzzi 2007, p. 134.
  2. ^ Rapple 2009, p. 52-53.
  3. ^ a b c Gregorovius 1902, p. 641.

Sources

  • Rapple, Rory (2009). Martial Power and Elizabethan Political Culture: Military Men in England and Ireland, 1558-1594. Cambridge University Press.
  • Tavuzzi, Michael (2007). Renaissance Inquisitors: Dominican Inquisitors and Inquisitorial Districts in Northern Italy, 1474- 1527. Brill.
  • Gregorovius, Ferdinand (1902). History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages. Vol. VIII. Translated by Hamilton, Annie. George Bell & Sons.



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