Francesco II del Balzo
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Francesco II Del Balzo, Duke of Andria, (1410 – 8 August 1482) was a southern Italian nobleman.
Biography
Francesco was born in Andria, the son of Guglielmo, second duke of that city, and a daughter of Federico di Brunforte count of Bisceglie. Around 1405, he married Sancia Chiaramonte.
In 1443 he took part in the first general Parliament of the
King Alfonso V at Benevento, after its conquest of southern Italy the previous year. In 1438 the king appointed Francesco as counsellor of the Regio Consiglio ("Royal Council") and sent him as ambassador at the court of emperor Frederick III
.
In 1458, the new King
Pirro
. Francesco returned immediately to participate in the defense, but in 1462 both he and his son were taken prisoners.
After the defeat of Giovanni Antonio and other southern Italian rebels who had sided for
Grand Constable
of the Kingdom of Naples.
He died in 1482. His body is housed in the church of San Domenico at Andria, in a tomb with a bust attributed to Francesco Laurana or Domenico Gagini.
Sources
- Porzio, C. (1859). La congiura de' baroni. Naples.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - del Balzo di Presenzano, Antonello (2003). A l'asar Bautezar! I del Balzo ed il loro tempo. Naples.
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External links
- Official website of Del Balzo family (in Italian)
- Entry at Dizionario biografico degli italiani (in Italian)
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