Chiappino Vitelli

Giovan Luigi "Chiappino" Vitelli (1519 – July 1575)[1][2] was an Italian nobleman and military leader who was Marquis of Cetona. He was the son of Niccolò Vitelli.[3] He served as Governor of Piombino and as Tuscan ambassador to England.

Biography

Vitelli served as captain under Cosimo I de' Medici in his wars to gain Florence, Siena and Montalcino, and was appointed governor of Piombino (1543).

He was also a general in the Spanish Army of Flanders, as well as Tuscan ambassador to England of Elizabeth I. He was marquis of Cetona, a title which he acquired from Cosimo I de' Medici (1556).

Here, he restored the fortress and built the Piazza Vitelli town square (1559),[4] today the Piazza Garibaldi, as well as the Palazzo Vitelli which can be seen today, holding a significant art collection.[5] He used acquisitions from other places, such as a belltower from Montepescali, a town he had surrounded near Grosseto (1555).[6]

His military inventions include a siege technique, first tried at the town of Mons in, for the Spanish Duke of Alba (1572).[7]

He died in the Netherlands in 1575.

References

  1. ↑ Who's who Archived June 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine from medici.org
  2. ↑ Biography Archived June 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine from Note biografiche di Capitani di Guerra e di Condottieri di Ventura operanti in Italia nel 1330 - 1550
  3. ↑ Gli artisti di Palazzo Vitelli a Sant' Egidio Archived June 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Feste Giostre e Tornei Archived July 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ History of Cetona Archived July 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Montepescali, history and tales Archived April 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Military science in the sixteenth century Archived February 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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