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Michele Antonio del Vasto | |
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| Marquess of Saluzzo | |
.jpg) Portrait by Jean Clouet, c. 1525 | |
| Born | 26 March 1495 Saluzzo |
| Died | 18 October 1528 (aged 33) Aversa |
| Buried | Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Rome |
| Noble family | House of Aleramici |
| Father | Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo |
| Mother | Margaret 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.
- ^ Tavuzzi 2007, p. 134.
- ^ Rapple 2009, p. 52-53.
- ^ a b c Gregorovius 1902, p. 641.
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