San Martín side, arch 17
Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova
DANTONIO DE LEYVA
- Sculptor
- Alejandro Carnicero
- Year
- 1733–1734
- Where it is
- San Martín side, arch 17
Who he was
1480–1536 15th/16th-century Spanish military officer
Antonio de Leyva, Prince of Ascoli, Count of Monza 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 d'Ávalos, Marquis of Pescara, he held further commands in Italy during the War of the League of Cognac and finally died shortly after attempting an invasion of Provence.
Opening paragraph from the Wikipedia article on Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova, in the revision we consulted, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Birth and death dates come from Wikidata.
Photograph: Tamorlan · CC BY 3.0 · file page on Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and colour-matched to sit with the rest.
