Astorre III Manfredi

Astorre III Manfredi
Portrait of Manfredi
Predecessor	Galeotto Manfredi
Successor	Cesare Borgia
Born	20 June,1485 Faenza,Italy
Died	9 June 1502 Rome
Noble family	Manfredi family
Spouse(s)	Bianca Riario
Father	Galeotto Manfredi
Mother	Francesca Bentivoglio

Astorre III Manfredi (June 20, 1485 – June 9, 1502) was lord Faenza, in northern Italy, from 1488 to 1501.

He was born in Faenza, the son of Galeotto Manfredi. He succeeded his father in the lordship of Faenza in 1488 at the age of three.

In 1501 he was deposed by Cesare Borgia and sent to Rome. He was assassinated in the Castel Sant'Angelo the following year.

Further reading

• Cecil H. Clough – The Romagna campaign of 1494: a significant military encounter – The French Descent into Renaissance Italy 1494–95: Antecedents and Effects – edited by David Abulafia – Ashgate – 1995.