Galeazzo Sanseverino

Galeazzo da Sanseverino
Presumed portrait of Galeazzo Sanseverino in Portrait of Luca Pacioli, c. 1495
Born	1458-60 ca.
Died	(1525-02-24)February 24, 1525 Battle of Pavia
Allegiance	Duchy of Milan, kingdom of France
Years of service	1495–1525
Rank	Grand écuyer de France
Unit	cavalry
Commands	Milanese army (1495–1500); French cavalry (1509–1525)
Battles / wars	Battle of Fornoue (1495) Battle of Agnadel (1509) Battle of Pavia (1525)
Awards	knight of the Order of Saint Michael
Spouse(s)	Bianca Giovanna Sforza Elisabetta Costanza del Carretto

Galeazzo da Sanseverino (French: Galéas de Saint-Séverin'), known as the son of Fortuna, (c. 1460 – 24 February 1525) was an Italian-French condottiere and Grand Écuyer de France; Marquis of Bobbio, Count of Caiazzo, Castel San Giovanni, Val Tidone and Voghera. He was first the favorite of Ludovico il Moro and Beatrice d'Este, then of Louis XII and Francis I of France, as well as a sworn enemy of Gian Giacomo Trivulzio.

On the other hand the Duke of Milan
called and gave the general cane
to Maria Galeazo, and captain
did it of his people on the saddle,
who riding then from hand to hand,
with the banner in the wind of the snake,
honor and glory of Lombardy,
with many great gentlemen in company.

— Gerolamo Senese, La venuta del Re Carlo con la rotta del Taro (1496-1497).^[1]