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Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
1498Apr, 5

Giovanni dalle Bande Nere

Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, Italian condottiero (d. 1526)
Lodovico de' Medici, also known as Giovanni delle Bande Nere (6 April 1498 – 30 November 1526) was an Italian condottiero.

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