Orazio di Giampaolo Baglioni
Horatio Baglioni | |
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Portrait of Horatio Baglioni | |
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| Born | 1493 Perugia |
| Died | 22 May 1528 (aged 34–35) Naples |
| Cause of death | Ambush |
| Noble family | Baglioni |
| Occupation | Condottiero |
Orazio di Giampaolo Baglioni (1493 in Perugia – 22 May 1528) was an Italian lord and condottiero. He took over command of Giovanni de' Medici's Black Bands after his death in 1526.[1] Pope Clement VII held him responsible for the unrest in Perugia and imprisoned him in Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. However, during the siege of Rome in 1527 prior to its sack, Clement put Orazio in charge of the city's defences. He died in an ambush during the Siege of Naples.[2]
Biography
Belonging to the Baglioni family, he assumed command of the Bande Nere upon the death of Giovanni delle Bande Nere in 1526. Pope Clement VII held him responsible for the turmoil that agitated Perugia, going so far as to lock him up in the Castel Sant'Angelo. In 1527, however, when Rome was besieged before the sack, he entrusted him with the defense of the city. He died during the Siege of Naples from an ambush in 1528.
References
- ^ Index of the Vita by Benvenuto Cellini, edizione a cura di Ettore Camesasca, Classici Bur, Milano 2007, prima edizione 1985. ISBN 978-88-17-16532-7
- ^ "BAGLIONI, Orazio in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-02-26.