Episode 688
Eriprando Madruzzo
Sat, 2019-Mar-23 01:09 UTC
Length - 1:38
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The random article for Saturday, 23 March 2019 is Eriprando Madruzzo.
Eriprando Madruzzo (died 1547) was an Italian mercenary captain. The brother of the Bishop of Trent Cristoforo Madruzzo, he fought in Hungary against the Turks at the service of Charles V.
During the Italian Wars, he commanded the Imperial landsknechts at the Battle of Ceresole in 1544, being wounded in the fray. The following year he was entrusted the security of the Council of Trent.
In 1546 Madruzzo took part to the wars against the Protestants in Germany, and died at Ulm in 1547.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:09 UTC on Saturday, 23 March 2019.
For the full current version of the article, see Eriprando Madruzzo on Wikipedia.
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