Gabriele Orsini del Balzo

Gabriele Orsini del Balzo

Duke of Venosa
Born1404 (1404)
Principality of Taranto
DiedMay 29, 1453(1453-05-29) (aged 48–49)
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
Allegiance Byzantine Empire
RankCondottiero
ConflictsSiege of Constantinople
RelationsOrsini del Balzo family

Gabriele Orsini del Balzo (1404 - May 29, 1453) was an Italian Duke, Count, military general, mercenary, and member of the Orsini del Balzo family of Taranto. He was killed during the Siege of Constantinople and the Fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453.

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