Giovan Giordano Orsini, Duca di Bracciano

Gian Giordano Orsini, IV Lord of Bracciano (Bracciano, 1460 - Vicovaro, 1517) was an Italian nobleman and condottiero. He married Felice della Rovere and was the son-in-law of Pope Julius II. Biography Gian Giordano Orsini was born around 1460 in Bracciano. He was the son of Gentile Virginio Orsini, III Lord of Bracciano, and of his wife Isabella Orsini. In 1482 he was captain of the papal army of Sixtus IV against the Duke of Calabria Alfonso II of Naples. He participated in the Battle of Campomorto alongside the famous Roberto Malatesta. In 1495 he was captain of King Charles VIII of France against the Kingdom of Naples of King Ferrante and his son Alfonso. He was captured and released only after two years. In this period, some possessions of the Orsini family were assigned to the rival Colonna family.