Giovanni Antonio Orsini del Balzo

Giovanni Antonio Orsini del Balzo
Grand Constable of the Kingdom of Naples
Portrait
Other titlesPrince of Taranto, Duke of Bari, Count of Lecce, Acerra, Soleto and Conversano, as well as Count of Matera (1433–63) and of Ugento (1453–63)
Born1386 or 1393
Died15 November 1463
Noble familyOrsini
Spouse(s)Anna Colonna
FatherRaimondo Orsini del Balzo, Prince of Taranto
MotherMary of Enghien, an heiress of the Brienne main branch

Giovanni Antonio (Giannantonio) Orsini del Balzo (9 September 1401 – 15 November 1463) was a southern Italian nobleman and military leader; he was Prince of Taranto, Duke of Bari, Count of Lecce, Acerra, Soleto and Conversano, as well as Count of Matera (1433–63) and of Ugento (1453–63).

Peter Paul Rubens's copy of The Battle of Anghiari by Leonardo da Vinci. Allegedly the 2 knights at right are Ludovico Trevisan and Giovanni Orsini.

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