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Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova (
1480 –
1536) was a
Spanish general during the
Italian Wars. During the
Italian War of 1521, he commanded
Pavia during the siege of the city by
Francis I of France, and took part in the
Battle of Pavia in 1525. After the death of
Fernando de Avalos, he held further commands in Italy during the
War of the League of Cognac and afterwards, finally dying shortly after attempting an invasion of
Provence.
Belonging to a family from Navarre he made his military debut in the
Alpujarras (1502) during the struggle against the revolting
mudejares from
Granada and later served in Italy under the
Gran Capitán (1503-1504). He had a prominent part in the
Italian Wars and was wounded at the
battle of Ravenna (1512). Later on, under the
Marquis of Pescara, he fought near Milan and in the unlucky campaign of
Provence in 1524.
After this failure he'd the post of commander of the garrison of
Pavia and here sustained the long siege from the French army led by
King Francis I (October 1524-February 1525) which gave time to the Spanish and Imperial forces to reorganize and to win the famous
battle of Pavia.
In 1525 he succeeded to the Marquis of Pescara as commander-in-chief of the Imperial army in the Duchy of Milan and in 1535, when the last Sforza Duke of Milan,
Francesco II, died he was appointed by
Emperor Charles V Governor of Milan.
He died of
gout during the campaign of Provence in 1536 but was buried in Milan in the now destroyed church of San Dionigi.
His descendants lived in Milan where became one of the most prominent families. One of his descendants was the infamous
Nun of Monza.
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