Ludovico di Giovanni de' Medici | |
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,_attributed_to_Carlo_Portelli_-_Minneapolis_Institute_of_Arts.jpg) Portrait of Giovanni by Carlo Portelli | |
| Born | 6 April 1498 Forlì, Papal States |
| Died | 30 November 1526 (aged 28) (DOW) Mantua, Duchy of Mantua |
| Noble family | Medici |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Salviati |
| Issue | Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany |
| Father | Giovanni de' Medici il Popolano |
| Mother | Caterina Sforza |
Ludovico de' Medici, also known as Giovanni delle Bande Nere (6 April 1498 – 30 November 1526) was an Italian condottiero. He is known for leading the Black Bands and serving valiantly in military combat under his third cousins, Pope Leo X and Pope Clement VII, in the War of Urbino and the War of the League of Cognac, respectively.