Alphonse d'Ornano (1548 - 20/21 January 1610) was a

Marshal of France Marshal of France (, plural ') is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to General officer, generals for exceptional achievements. The title has been awarded since 1185, though briefly abolished (1793–1804) ...

, active during the

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. He was born in

Bastelica Bastelica is a Communes of France, commune in the Corse-du-Sud Departments of France, department of France on the island of Corsica. It was the birthplace of Sampiero Corso. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Bastelicais'', ''Bastel ...

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, the son of Sampiero Corso and Vannina d'Ornano. He died in

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and was buried in

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...

. He was the father of

Jean-Baptiste d'Ornano Jean-Baptiste d'Ornano, Marquis de (1581–1626) was a French nobleman and Marshal of France (1626). Biography He was the son of Alphonse d'Ornano and grandson of Sampiero Corso. Early in his childhood, he was prepared to come to court and was ...

. He was mayor of Bordeaux from 1599 to 1610.

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1548 births 1610 deaths People from the Republic of Genoa Immigrants to France People from Corsica * {{France-mil-bio-stub