who had married d'Avalo's nephew. It was here that Maria met Sannazaro, Tansillo, and Bernardo Tasso who would entertain her in later life at her own salons in Naples, Milan, and Pavia.

Marriage and family

In 1523, Maria d'Aragona married Costanza's grandnephew Marchese Alfonso d'Avalos del Vasto. Del Vasto was a decorated military man in Emperor Charles V's service. In 1538, Charles V named Del Vasto governor of Milan. The family left Naples for a palace in Milan. Del Vasto had already

1.Previous
3.Next