Fabio Orsini (1476 - 29 December 1503) was an Italian condottiero and lord of Mentana.[1] He was son of Paolo Orsini,[2] who was murdered in 1503 by Cesare Borgia.[3]
Fabio Orsini | |
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Born | 1476 Rome, Italy |
Died | 29 December 1503 Garigliano | (aged 26–27)
Noble family | Orsini |
Father | Paolo Orsini |
Occupation | Condottiero, mercenary and warrior |
Cesare Borgia apprehended Vitellozzo Vitelli and Paolo Orsini, so Fabio fled when he saw the arrest of them.[4] On 23 August Ludovico of Pitigliano and Fabio Orsini came with 400 horse and 500 foot soldiers.[5] The alliance between the Borgia and the Colonna saved Caesar from, and on 24 August Ludovico was yielded and Fabio dismayed.[6]
At nineteen, he became a mercenary and brave and ruthless warrior, fighting many battles and dying of a head wound on 29 December1503 during the battle of Garigliano.[7]
References
edit- ^ "FABIO ORSINI Signore di Mentana". Condottieri di Ventura (in Italian). 27 November 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ Viator. Vol. 4. Los Angeles: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520023925.
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ignored (help) - ^ Machiavelli, Niccolo (28 October 1988). Skinner, Quentin (ed.). Machiavelli: The Prince. Translated by Price, Russell. Cambridge University Press. p. 131. ISBN 9780521349932.
- ^ Burchard, John (29 January 2018). Pope Alexander VI and his Court. Ozymandias Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-1531267650.
- ^ Gregorovius 2010, p. 5.
- ^ Gregorovius 2010, p. 6.
- ^ Abramov-van Rijk, Elena (2009). Parlar Cantando: The Practice of Reciting Verses in Italy from 1300 to 1600. Peter Lang. p. 154. ISBN 9783039116706.
Bibliography
edit- Gregorovius, Ferdinand (10 January 2010). History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages. Vol. Part 2. Translated by Hamilton, Annie. Cambridge University Press. p. 428. ISBN 9781108015110.
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