Gian Galeazzo Sanvitale

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For the Roman Catholic Archbishop, see Galeazzo Sanvitale.
Sanvitale portrayed by Parmigianino
, c. 1524.

Gian Galeazzo Sanvitale, also known as Galeazzo I Sanvitale (1496 – 2 December 1550) was an Italian condottiero, a member of the noble Sanvitale family.

Biography

Gian Galeazzo Sanvitale was born at

Belforte and Pietramogolana
. The following year, his mother also died, and Gian Galeazzo was tutored first by Gian Francesco and then by Galeotto Lupi, husband of Ludovica Sanvitale.

During the

Ludovico Gonzaga marquess of Sabbioneta.[1] The court of Fontanellato became subsequently an active cultural center, thanks to the patronage of Sanvitale himself, of his wife, his brother Gian Ludovico and, above all, Girolamo Sanvitale, count of Sala Baganza
.

In 1522, Sanvitale was appointed as colonel of the King of France and helped his cousin Girolamo in the struggle against the Rossi of Parma. In 1525, after the French defeat in the

Battle of Pavia, the Sanvitale suffered heavy attacks from the communal troops of Parma, but he remained loyal to Francis I of France
, and later he received the French citizenship in reward.

In 1536, together with Girolamo Sanvitale, he was declared a rebel against the papal power. In 1539–1540, with the collaboration of the Pico and the French support, he attempted a coup in Cremona, but this was discovered and thwarted by the imperials. When, in 1545, Pier Luigi Farnese became lord of Parma, Sanvitale shared with him the philo-French stance. After the new duke was killed at Piacenza, he fortified Fontanellato and resisted the troops of Ferrante Gonzaga, Spanish governor of Milan, refusing to submit to emperor Charles V. He died near Parma at the beginning of the War of Parma.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 9780754606581
    . Retrieved Sep 17, 2011.

Sources

  • Lasagni, R. (1999). Dizionario biografico dei Parmigiani. Parma: PPS.
  • Enciclopedia di Parma. Milan: Franco Maria Ricci. 1998. p. 611.
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