Alessandro Vitelli (1500 - 1554) was an Italian

condottiero ''Condottieri'' (; singular ''condottiero'' or ''condottiere'') were Italian captains in command of mercenary companies during the Middle Ages and of multinational armies during the early modern period. They notably served popes and other Europ ...

in the service of the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire was a political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. From the accession of Otto I in 962 ...

, the

Papal States The Papal States ( ; it, Stato Pontificio, ), officially the State of the Church ( it, Stato della Chiesa, ; la, Status Ecclesiasticus;), were a series of territories in the Italian Peninsula under the direct Sovereignty, sovereign rule of ...

and the

Grand Duchy of Tuscany The Grand Duchy of Tuscany ( it, Granducato di Toscana; la, Magnus Ducatus Etruriae) was an Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Republic of Florence. The grand duchy's capital was Florence. In t ...

. He was an illegitimate son of

Paolo Vitelli Paolo Vitelli may refer to: *Paolo Vitelli (condottiero) (1461–1499), lord of Montone *Paolo II Vitelli (1519–1574), marquess of Cetona and Carmiano *Paolo Vitelli (businessman) Paolo Vitelli (born in Turin on October 4, 1947) is an Italian b ...

and the second husband of Angela de' Rossi. He also became count of Montone, count of Citerna and lord of Amatrice. He was born in

Città di Castello Città di Castello (); "Castle Town") is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Perugia, in the northern part of Umbria. It is situated on a slope of the Apennines, on the flood plain along the upper part of the river Tiber. The city is north ...

and died in

Citerna Citerna is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 50 km northwest of Perugia. It has recently been noted for its beauty, as one of the winning villages in the 'Borghi più Belli d'I ...

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1500 births 1554 deaths People from Città di Castello Counts of Montone {{Italy-mil-bio-stub