Vitello Vitelli (1480 - May 1528) was an Italian knight and

condottiero Condottieri (; singular: ''condottiero'' or ''condottiere'') were Italian military leaders active during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. The term originally referred specifically to commanders of mercenary companies, derived from the ...

. 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 Apennine Mountains, Apennines, on the flood plain along the upper part of the river Tiber. T ...

and belonging to the

Vitelli The House of Vitelli, among other families so named, were a prominent noble family of Umbria, rulers of Città di Castello and lesser '' rocche''. History In spite of ambitious genealogies, there is no demonstrable connection with the ancient ...

family, he was the son of Camillo.Condottieri di ventura
/ref> He became count of Montone and is notable as the first husband of

Angela de' Rossi Angela Paola de' Rossi (1506 - 11 November 1573) was an Italian noblewoman. She was born to Troilo I de' Rossi and Bianca Riario in San Secondo Parmense. Her first husband was Vitello Vitelli; they married in 1522. After Vitello's death in 152 ...

, member of the Rossi di Parma family. He had excellent military abilities and was one of the favourites of

Pope Leo X Pope Leo X (; born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, 11 December 14751 December 1521) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 March 1513 to his death in December 1521. Born into the prominent political and banking Med ...

and

Pope Clement VII Pope Clement VII (; ; born Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici; 26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534. Deemed "the most unfortunate o ...

.Vitello Vitelli nell'Enciclopedia Treccani
/ref> He died in

Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

in 1528.

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Counts of Montone 15th-century condottieri 1480 births 1528 deaths People from Città di Castello Medieval Italian knights 16th-century knights {{Italy-mil-bio-stub