- Franceschetto Cybo
Franceschetto Cybo (baptized Francesco; c. 1450 –
July 25 1519 ) was an Italian nobleman, the illegitimate son ofPope Innocent VIII (Giovanni Battista Cybo).Born in
Naples , he was married for diplomatic reasons to Lorenzo de' Medici's daughter, Maddalena de' Medici. He was therefore brother-in-law toPope Leo X (Giovanni de' Medici).Despite his exceeding passion for card playing, he received from his father important positions in the
Papal States : governor of Rome (1488), the fiefs ofCerveteri andAnguillara (1490) and the title of Count of theLateran Palace . In 1490 he attempted to steal the Papal treasure.Two years later, after Innocent VIII's death, he moved to Tuscany and
Genoa , but could return to Rome thanks to the election of the more favourablePope Julius II (1503). Julius gave him the title ofDuke of Spoleto .He died in 1519 after a trip to
Tunis . He is buried in Innocent VIII's sepulchre inSt. Peter's Basilica .His sons include
Innocenzo Cybo , a cardinal,Lorenzo Cybo , founder of theCybo Malaspina line, andCaterina Cybo , duchess ofCamerino .
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