Michele Antonio of Saluzzo
Template:Refimprove Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Michele Antonio del Vasto (26 March 1495 – 18 October 1528) was the Marquess of Saluzzo from 1504 until his death.
Born in Saluzzo, the elder son of Ludovico II of Saluzzo and Margaret of Foix-Candale,Template:Sfn he was Count of Carmagnola until he succeeded to his father. He took part, initially alongside Ludovico, in the Italian Wars of Louis XII and Francis I of France. In particular, he distinguished himself at the Battle of Pavia (1525).Template:Sfn
Michele Antonio died from wounds sustained by a cannonball at the Battle of Aversa.Template:EfnTemplate:Sfn According to his last will, he was buried in the church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli in Rome,Template:Sfn while his heart was kept in Piedmont.
A ballad about the wounded marquess explaining his last will was popular among the Italian Alpini during World War I.
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