Alessandro Vitelli (1500 - 1554) was an Italian

condottiero ''Condottieri'' (; singular ''condottiero'' or ''condottiere'') were Italian captains in command of mercenary companies during the Middle Ages and of multinational armies during the early modern period. They notably served popes and other Europe ...

in the service of the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire was a Polity, political entity in Western Europe, Western, Central Europe, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, dissolution i ...

, the

Papal States The Papal States ( ; it, Stato Pontificio, ), officially the State of the Church ( it, Stato della Chiesa, ; la, Status Ecclesiasticus;), were a series of territories in the Italian Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the pope fro ...

and the

Grand Duchy of Tuscany The Grand Duchy of Tuscany ( it, Granducato di Toscana; la, Magnus Ducatus Etruriae) was an Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Republic of Florence. The grand duchy's capital was Florence. In th ...

. He was an illegitimate son of

Paolo Vitelli Paolo Vitelli may refer to: *Paolo Vitelli (condottiero) (1461–1499), lord of Montone *Paolo II Vitelli (1519–1574), marquess of Cetona and Carmiano *Paolo Vitelli (businessman) Paolo Vitelli (born in Turin on October 4, 1947) is an Italian b ...

and the second husband of

Angela de' Rossi Angela Paola de' Rossi (1506 - 11 November 1573) was an Italian noblewoman.Pier Luigi Poldi Allaj, La Contea di San Secondo, Battei, Parma, 2008 She was born to Troilo I de' Rossi and Bianca Riario in San Secondo Parmense. Her first husband was ...

. He also became

count of Montone {{Expand Italian, Conti di Montone, date=March 2018 The County of Montone was a noble fiefdom in Italy, formed of the town of Montone and its territory. That territory was turned into a county by Antipope John XXIII on 28 August 1414 and granted b ...

, count of Citerna and lord of Amatrice. He was born in

Città di Castello Città di Castello (); "Castle Town") is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Perugia, in the northern part of Umbria. It is situated on a slope of the Apennines, on the flood plain along the upper part of the river Tiber. The city is north of ...

and died in

Citerna Citerna is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 50 km northwest of Perugia. It has recently been noted for its beauty, as one of the winning villages in the 'Borghi più Belli d'I ...

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1500 births 1554 deaths People from Città di Castello Counts of Montone {{Italy-mil-bio-stub