- Ferdinando Sanseverino
Ferdinando (Ferrante) Sanseverino, prince of
Salerno (January 18 1507 - 1572) was an Italiancondottiero .Biography
Born in
Naples , he was the son ofRoberto Sanseverino .He fought for
Emperor Charles V in Germany and France. He took part to Charles' incoronation inBologna (1530), and was also present at the conquest ofTunis in 1535.He was one of the imperial leaders in the fourth war against
Francis I of France and fought at thebattle of Ceresole (1544). Returning to Naples, he went to short terms with the Spanish viceroyPedro de Toledo , due to his opposition to the institution ofHoly Inquisition tribunals in theKingdom of Naples . He therefore moved toFrance at the court of King Henry II, embracing theHuguenot creed. His Italian fiefs were given to the Gonzaga.He organized a naval attack of French ships against Naples and
Salerno , but it failed due to the intervention of the Turk fleet.He was an a passionate supporter of contemporary theatre, and had one built within his palace in Naples.
Ferrante Sanseverino died in
Avignon in 1568.External links
* [http://www.sardimpex.com/sanseverino/sanseverino1.htm Sanseverino]
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