Giulio Cybo
Giulio I Cybo-Malaspina (1525 – 18 May 1548) (or Cibo) was an Italian noble from
Early life
Born in Rome, he was the son of
In 1546, he challenged his mother for control of the duchy of Massa and Carrara. With the backing of Cosimo I de' Medici and Andrea Doria, he seized control by force in 1546.[1] Soon after, his mother appealed to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Charles sent his forces to seize Massa while Giulio was away.
Personal life
In March 1546, Giulio married Peretta Doria (1526–1591), daughter of Tommaso and sister of
Revolt
After Doria refused to fund him, Giulio set a plot against him together with Ottobuono Fieschi, Ottobuono Fieschi and other Genoese refugees, also backed by the Strozzi family of Florence and Pope Paul III. The aim was to enter the city and kill Doria, the Spanish ambassador and other members of the Doria party. With the help of the pope and Piero Strozzi, the revolt should spread to the whole Italy, with the objective to expel the Spaniards from the country.[citation needed]
The plot was discovered before its beginning and Cybo was arrested in
See also
References
- ISBN 978-90-04-28276-6.
- ^ James Theodore Bent (1881). Genoa: how the Republic Rose and Fell. C. K. Paul & Company. pp. 291–.