Alessandro Bentivoglio
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Alessandro Bentivoglio | |
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_-_BEIC_6331210.jpg) Portrait detail of Alessandro Bentivoglio from the Bentivoglio Altarpiece by Lorenzo Costa, 1488 | |
| Governor of Milan | |
| In office 1531 – 20 November 1532 | |
| Preceded by | Charles III, Duke of Bourbon |
| Succeeded by | Antonio de Leyva, Prince of Ascoli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1474 Bologna, Lordship of Bologna |
| Died | 20 November 1532 (aged 57–58) Milan, Duchy of Milan |
| Resting place | San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, Milan |
| Spouse(s) | Ippolita Sforza |
| Parents | Giovanni II Bentivoglio (father) Ginevra Sforza (mother) |
Alessandro Bentivoglio (1474 – 20 November 1532) was an Italian nobleman and condottiero of the Bentivoglio family of Bologna, who during the Italian Wars served as governor of Milan and vice-duke of the Duchy of Milan.[1]
Bentivoglio was born in Bologna to Giovanni II Bentivoglio, ruler of Bologna, and Ginevra Sforza; he was one of their 16 children.[2] Knighted in 1483 by Alfonso of Aragon, duke of Calabria, he took part in several campaigns of the Italian Wars alongside his father and brothers.[2] In 1506 Pope Julius II ordered the exile of the Bentivoglio family from Bologna.[3] The brothers repeatedly attempted to retake the city — briefly succeeding with French support in 1511 — but were permanently expelled the following year, and Alessandro entered the service of the House of Sforza in Milan as a ducal advisor.[2][1]
Bentivoglio became a senator of Milan in 1522 and, after the Spanish takeover of the duchy in 1525, was appointed governor of Milan alongside Gianfrancesco Visconti. When the duchy was restored to Francesco II Sforza in 1529, he was made vice-duke, a post he held until his death in Milan on 20 November 1532; he was buried in the church of San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore.[2][4][1]
In June 1492, Bentivoglio married Ippolita Sforza, who brought him the lordship (signoria) of Casteggio as a dowry; the couple had seven children.[5] He is depicted together with his parents and siblings in the Bentivoglio Altarpiece (1488) by Lorenzo Costa, and appears as a shepherd crowned with a wreath of oak leaves in Francesco Francia's Pala Bentivoglio (1498–1499) in the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna; a fresco lunette by Bernardino Luini in San Maurizio shows him in prayer alongside Saints Stephen, Benedict and John the Baptist.[6][7]
See also
- Bentivoglio family
- Duchy of Milan
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Bentivòglio, Alessandro". Enciclopedia on line (in italiano). Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Damiani, Roberto (27 November 2012). "Alessandro Bentivoglio". Condottieri di ventura (in italiano). Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ Ady, Cecilia M. (1934). "Materials for the History of the Bentivoglio Signoria in Bologna". Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. 17: 49–67. doi:10.2307/3678518.
- ↑ Sacchi, Rossana (2005). Il disegno incompiuto: la politica artistica di Francesco II Sforza e di Massimiliano Stampa (in italiano). LED Edizioni Universitarie. p. 316. ISBN 9788879162920. Search this book on
- ↑ Sacchi, Rossana (2005). Il disegno incompiuto: la politica artistica di Francesco II Sforza e di Massimiliano Stampa (in italiano). LED Edizioni Universitarie. p. 330. ISBN 9788879162920. Search this book on
- ↑ "The Child adored by the Virgin, the Saints Joseph, Augustine, Francis and two angels in the presence of Anton Galeazzo and Alessandro Bentivoglio (Bentivoglio Altarpiece)". Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ Williamson, George Charles (1899). Bernardino Luini. London: George Bell & Sons. pp. 70–73. Search this book on
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