- Eriprando Madruzzo
Eriprando Madruzzo [Other variants of the spelling, such as "Aldobrando Madrazzo", are occasionally used by non-Italian historians.] (died 1547) was an Italian
mercenary captain. The brother of theBishop of Trent Cristoforo Madruzzo , he fought in Hungary against the Turks at the service of Charles V.During the
Italian Wars , he commanded the Imperiallandsknecht s at theBattle of Ceresole in 1544, [Oman, "Art of War," 236.] being wounded in the fray. The following year he was entrusted the security of theCouncil of Trent .In 1546 Madruzzo took part to the wars against the Protestants in Germany, and died at
Ulm in 1547.Notes
References
* [http://www.madruzzo.org/fondazione/genealogico/albero.html Madruzzo geneaology] it icon
*cite book|authorlink=Charles Oman|last=Oman|first=Charles|title=A History of the Art of War in the Sixteenth Century|location=London|publisher=Methuen & Co.|year=1937
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