Vespasiano Colonna
Vespasiano Colonna (c. 1485 – 13 March 1528) was an Italian nobleman and condottiero, a member of the Colonna family.
Biography
He was the son of Prospero Colonna, duke of Traetto (modern Minturno) and count of Fondi, and Covella di Sanseverino.
He fought for the
excommunicated
.
In 1527 he was reconciled with the pope thanks to the intercession of imperial ministers.
He died at Paliano in 1528.
Family
Colonna first married Beatrice
Ludovico Gonzaga duke of Sabbioneta
.
Sources
- Litta, Pompeo (1835). Famiglie celebri d'Italia. Turin: Colonna di Roma.
- Franca Petrucci: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, vol. XXVII (1982).
- Società Genealogica Italiana: Libro d´oro della nobiltà mediterranea, (2014).
