Lorenzo Cybo

Lorenzo Cybo Malaspina (20 July 1500 – 14 March 1549) was an Italian general, who was duke of Ferentillo.

Portrait of Lorenzo Cybo by Parmigianino, 1524.

Family

Born at Sampierdarena (in what is modern Genoa), he was the son of Franceschetto Cybo and Maddalena de' Medici, daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici. His uncle was Pope Leo X. His paternal grandfather was Pope Innocent VIII. The former pushed him to marry Ricciarda Malaspina, heir of the Malaspina family, by which he founded the Cybo-Malaspina family. This family later included the marquisses and princes of Massa-Carrara.

His sons Giulio and Alberico held in succession the lordship of Massa and Carrara after Lorenzo's death, under the tutorage of their mother Ricciarda.

Military service

A skilled soldier, he held the position of commander-in-chief of the Papal Army.

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