Ferdinando Francesco d'Avalos marchese di Pescara
Pescara, Ferdinando Francesco d'Avalos, marchese di (fārdēnän'dō fränchās'kō dävä'lōs märkā'zā THē pāskä'rä), 1490?-1525, Spanish-Neapolitan general in the Italian Wars. He served Charles V, Holy Roman emperor and king of Spain, and was chiefly responsible for the brilliant Spanish victory over Francis I of France at Pavia (1525). His wife was Vittoria Colonna.
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