Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours (died 1512)

Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours

French nobleman and famed military commander (1489–1512)

Gaston de Foix, duc de Nemours, nicknamed The Thunderbolt of Italy, was a famed French military commander of the Renaissance. Nephew of King Louis XII of France and general of his armies in Italy from 1511 to 1512, he is noted for his military feats in a career which lasted no…