Vitello Vitelli (1480 - May 1528) was an Italian knight and

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. Born in

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and belonging to the

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family, he was the son of

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.Condottieri di ventura
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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 ...

and is notable as the first 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 V ...

, member of the

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family. He had excellent military abilities and was one of the favourites of

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and

Pope Clement VII Pope Clement VII ( la, Clemens VII; it, Clemente VII; born Giulio de' Medici; 26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534. Deemed "the ...

.Vitello Vitelli nell'Enciclopedia Treccani
/ref> He died in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

in 1528.

References

Counts of Montone 15th-century condottieri 1480 births 1528 deaths People from Città di Castello {{Italy-mil-bio-stub