Alphonse d'Ornano explained
Alphonse d'Ornano (1548 - January 20 or 21, 1610) was a Marshal of France, active during the French Wars of Religion.[1]
He was born in Bastelica, Corsica, the son of Sampiero Corso and Vannina d'Ornano. He died in Paris and was buried in Bordeaux. He was the father of Jean-Baptiste d'Ornano.[1]
He was mayor of Bordeaux from 1599 to 1610.[2]
Notes and References
- Book: Vergé-Franceschi, Michel . Michel Vergé-Franceschi . 2004 . https://books.openedition.org/psorbonne/4019 . Chemins d'outre-mer. Études d'histoire sur la Méditerranée médiévale offertes à Michel Balard . Éditions de la Sorbonne . 847-857 . Les Ornano : des seigneurs feudataires corso-génois (1498-1610) . French . 9782859448271. 10.4000/books.psorbonne.4019 .
- Coste . Laurent . 2010 . Les élections dans l'ordre de la noblesse à la jurade de Bordeaux (de 1550 à 1789) . Cahiers de recherches médiévales et humanistes . 20 . 197-210 . French . 10.4000/crm.12222 . free .