Sanseverino, Roberto

Name:

Sanseverino, Roberto

Biographical Details:

Captain (n. 1418 - m. Calliano 1487); first in the service of Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, therefore of Ludovico il Moro. As General Captain of the Republic of Venice, he was sent to aid the Pope during the conspiracy of the Barons, and took command of the papal army. Besieged in Rome (1486), he had to capitulate. Reconciled with Ferdinand I, he reduced to obedience Calabria mainland. Back in Venice, he commanded the Venetian troops in the war against Sigismund of Habsburg, and fell in the battle of Calliano.

Further Information:

Enciclopedia Treccani online, http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/roberto-sanseverino/.

Categorisation:

Dates: 1418 to 1487 Century: 15th century AD Geographical area: Italy Period: Humanist Characterisation: Aristocracy Profession: civil servant

Works:

• author
  1. tis00161300 Sanseverino, Roberto Epistola a Innocenzo VIII.

Gender:

Male

Birth Year:

1418

Death Year:

1487

CERL Id:

cnp00406152

Author Id:

14660