Pier Francesco Orsini

Vicino Orsini
Condottiero
Duke of Bomarzo
Patron of the arts
Personal details
BornPier Francesco Orsini
(1523-07-04)July 4, 1523
Rome, Italy
DiedJanuary 28, 1583(1583-01-28) (aged 59)
Lazio, Italy
SpouseGiulia Farnese
Parents
  • Giovanni Corrado Orsini (father)
  • Clarice Orsini di Franciotto di Monterotondo (mother)
OccupationPolitician
ReligionEpicureanism
Military service
Battles/warsTreaty of Cateau-Cambrésis
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Pier Francesco Orsini (4 July 1523 – 28 January 1583), also called Vicino Orsini, was an Italian condottiero, patron of the arts, and duke of Bomarzo. He is famous as the commissioner of the Mannerist Park of the Monsters in Bomarzo (northern Lazio).

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