Giovanni delle Bande Nere
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For the 1956 film, see The Violent Patriot.
Ludovico de' Medici, also known as Giovanni delle Bande Nere (6 April 1498 – 30 November 1526) was an Italian condottiero. He is known for leading the Black Bands and serving valiantly in military combat under his third cousins, Pope Leo X and Pope Clement VII, in the War of Urbino and the War of the League of Cognac, respectively.
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Ludovico di Giovanni de' Medici | |
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Born | 6 April 1498 Forlì, Papal States |
Died | 30 November 1526(1526-11-30) (aged 28) (DOW) Mantua, Duchy of Mantua |
Noble family | Medici |
Spouse(s) | Maria Salviati |
Issue | Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany |
Father | Giovanni de' Medici il Popolano |
Mother | Caterina Sforza |
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