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Michele Antonio del Vasto | |
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Marquess of Saluzzo | |
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Jean Clouet, c. 1525 | |
Born | 26 March 1495 Saluzzo |
Died | 18 October 1528 Aversa | (aged 33)
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.