Alfonso d'Avalos
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Portrait of Alfonso d'Avalos and a page by Titian
, c. 1533
Alfonso d'Avalos d'Aquino, 6th Marquis of Pescara, 2nd Marquis of Vasto (1502 – 31 March 1546), was an Italian condottiero of Aragonese origins, renowned for his service in favour of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain.
Biography
He was born in
Francesco Ferdinando I d'Ávalos, whose titles he inherited after 1525. He fought the French and the Venetians by his side. He fought at the Battle of Pavia (1525). During the period 1526-1528, he fought under Hugo of Moncada, being captured on 28 April 1528 by the Genoese captain Filippino Doria at the Capo d'Orso
.
In July 1535, he served as Imperial lieutenant during the reconquest of the city of
Treaty of Crespy (1544). He also became a Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece
.
He later represented Emperor Charles V as an ambassador, in 1538, on the succession to the new Doge of the Republic of Venice, Pietro Lando.
He commanded the
Pietro Strozzi and Giovanni Francesco Orsini, count of Pitigliano
.
Personal life
On 26 November 1523, he married
Ferdinando di Montalto and his wife, Catalina Cardona. She was a paternal granddaughter of King Ferdinand I of Naples
. They had 5 children:
- Innico d'Avalos d'Aragona, (1536–1600), an Italian Cardinal
- Francesco Ferdinando d'Ávalos (1537–1571), commander in chief of the Spanish army in Lombardy and Piedmont
- Donna Antonia d'Avalos (1538–1567)
- Cesare d'Avalos (1536–1614)
- Beatrice d'Avalos (1533-1558)
References
Media related to Alfonso d'Avalos at Wikimedia Commons- Oman, Charles (1937). A History of the Art of War in the Sixteenth Century. London: Methuen & Co.
- Gran Enciclopedia de España, 22 volumes, 11,052 pages, (1991), vol 3, page 1,109 ISBN 84-87544-01-0
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