Niccolò Franco (pamphleteer)

Niccolò Franco
Born13 or 14 September 1515
Benevento, Italy
Died11 March 1570, aged 55
Rome, Italy
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Academic work
Main interestsPoetry, eulogies, invectives, licentious sonnets and literary products

Niccolò Franco (13/14 September 1515 – 11 March 1570) was an Italian poet and literato who was executed for libel in the 16th century.

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