Pescara, Ferdinando Francesco D'avalos, Marchese Di

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(fārdēnän´dō fränchās´kō dävä´lōs märkā´zā thē pāskä´rä), 1490?–1525, Spanish-Neapolitan general in the Italian Wars. He served Charles V, Holy Roman emperor and king of Spain, and was chiefly responsible for the brilliant Spanish victory over Francis I of France at Pavia (1525). His wife was Vittoria Colonna.