Giovanni delle Bande Nere
Italian mercenary
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Ludovico de' Medici, also known as Giovanni delle Bande Nere 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... Wikipedia
Born: April 6, 1498, Forli, Italy
Died: November 30, 1526 (age 28 years), Mantua, Italy
Children: Cosimo I de' Medici
Spouse: Maria Salviati (m. 1516–1526)
Grandchildren: Ferdinando I de' Medici, Francesco I de' Medici, Giovanni de' Medici, and more
Place of burial: Cappelle Medicee, Florence, Italy
Parents: Caterina Sforza and Giovanni il Popolano