Late in his life, while living at his palace in Fassolo, he broke up a plot on his life led by the Fieschi family.
Late in his life, while living at his palace in Fassolo, he broke up a plot on his life led by the Fieschi family. This prince of Melfi actually began his career in the service of Innocent VIII and King Ferdinand of Naples. His capture of the Barbary corsair Cadolin and his quelling of the Corsican Revolt led him to work for Francis I under who he raised the Siege of Marseilles. Eventually Charles V made him de facto ruler of his hometown of Genoa. FTP identify this Italian admiral whose name graced a luxury liner that famously collided with the S.S. Stockholm in 1956.
Late in his life, while living at his palace in Fassolo, he broke up a plot on his life led by the Fieschi family.
Andrea Doria