Chiappino Vitelli

Giovan Luigi "Chiappino" Vitelli (1519 – July 1575)[1][2] was an Italian marquis and military leader, son of Niccolò Vitelli.[3]

Chiappino Vitelli.

Vitelli served as captain under Cosimo I de' Medici in his wars to gain Florence, Siena and Montalcino, and was appointed governor of Piombino (1543).

He was also a general in the Spanish Army of Flanders, as well as Tuscan ambassador in the England of Elizabeth I. He was marquis of Cetona, that he acquired from Cosimo I de' Medici (1556).

Here, he restored the fortress and built the Piazza Vitelli town square (1559),[4] today the Piazza Garibaldi, as well as the Palazzo Vitelli which can be seen today, holding a significant art collection.[5] He used acquisitions from other places, such as a belltower from Montepescali, a town he had surrounded near Grosseto (1555).[6] His military inventions include a siege technique, first tried at the town of Mons in, for the Spanish Duke of Alba (1572).[7]

He died in the Netherlands in 1575.

References
  1. Who's who Archived June 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine from medici.org
  2. Biography Archived June 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine from Note biografiche di Capitani di Guerra e di Condottieri di Ventura operanti in Italia nel 1330 - 1550
  3. Gli artisti di Palazzo Vitelli a Sant' Egidio Archived June 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Feste Giostre e Tornei Archived July 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. History of Cetona Archived July 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. Montepescali, history and tales Archived April 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. Military science in the sixteenth century Archived February 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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