Fabrizio Maramaldo (1494 - December 1552) was an Italian condottiero. 1494 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... Condottieri (singular condottiero) were mercenary leaders employed by Italian city-states from the late Middle Ages until the mid-sixteenth century. ...

An illitterate native of Naples or Calabria, he gained a fame as a ruthless mercenary and ravager. Among the others, he served the Gonzaga of Mantua and the Republic of Venice. In 1527 he took part in the Sack of Rome and, two years later, the siege of Florence, always on the Imperial side. Country Italy Region Campania Province Naples (NA) Mayor Rosa Russo Jervolino Elevation 17 m Area 117 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 1,000,470  - Density 8,457/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Napoletani Dialing code 081 Postal code 80100 Patron Saint Januarius  - Day September... Calabria, formerly Brutium, is a region in southern Italy which occupies the toe of the Italian peninsula south of Naples. ... The Gonzaga family ruled Mantua in Northern Italy from 1328 to 1708. ... Mantua (in Italian Mantova, in the local dialect of Emiliano-Romagnolo language Mantua) is an important city in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province with the same name. ... Map of the Venetian Republic, circa 1000 CE. The republic is in dark red, borders in light red. ... Events January 5 - Felix Manz, co-founder of the Swiss Anabaptists, was drowned in the Limmat River in Zürich by the Zürich Reformed state church. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Florences skyline Florence (Italian: ) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. ...

On August 3, 1530, he killed the famous captain Francesco Ferrucci at Gavinana. August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... Francesco Ferruccio (or Ferrucci) (1489 – 1530) was a Florentine captain who fought in the Italian Wars. ... Combatants Holy Roman Empire Florence Commanders Philibert of Châlon†, Fabrizio Maramaldo Francesco Ferruccio† Strength Casualties The Battle of Gavinana was fought on August 3, 1530 between the city of Florence and the forces of the Holy Roman Empire. ...

In the Italian language, the substantive "maramaldo" and the adjective "maramaldesco" ("Maramaldesque") has become eponymous of "ruthless". Italian ( , or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 70 million people, primarily in Italy. ...