Astorre III Manfredi

Summary

Astorre III Manfredi (June 20, 1485 – June 9, 1502) was lord Faenza, in northern Italy, from 1488 to 1501.

Astorre III Manfredi
Portrait of Manfredi
PredecessorGaleotto Manfredi
SuccessorCesare Borgia
Born20 June,1485
Faenza,Italy
Died9 June 1502
Rome
Noble familyManfredi family
Spouse(s)Bianca Riario
FatherGaleotto Manfredi
MotherFrancesca Bentivoglio

He was born in Faenza, the son of Galeotto Manfredi. He succeeded his father in the lordship of Faenza in 1488 at the age of three.

In 1501 he was deposed by Cesare Borgia and sent to Rome. He was assassinated in the Castel Sant'Angelo the following year.

Italian nobility
Preceded by Lord of Faenza
1488–1501
Succeeded by

Further reading edit

  • Cecil H. Clough – The Romagna campaign of 1494: a significant military encounterThe French Descent into Renaissance Italy 1494–95: Antecedents and Effects – edited by David Abulafia – Ashgate – 1995.