Philip de Lannoy, 2nd Prince of Sulmona
Philip de Lannoy, 2nd Prince of Sulmona was an Italian military leader in Spanish service.
Early life
He was the son of Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona and Françoise de Montbel, Duchess of Boiano. Among his siblings were Ferdinand de Lannoy, Count de La Roche, Georges de Lannoy, 2nd Duke of Boiano, and Clemente de Lannoy, Baron of Prata.His father was the younger son of Jean IV de Lannoy, Lord of Mingoval and Philipotte de Lalaing. His maternal grandparents were Jacques de Montbel, Count d'Entrémont, and Jeanne de Saint-Maur.
Career
The title, Prince of Sulmona, had been granted to his father in 1526, together with Grandeeship of Spain, during the reign of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor as King of Naples, in recognition of the work done by Charles as Viceroy of Naples.At the Battle of Ceresole in 1544, he commanded the Neapolitan light cavalry.
Personal life
In 1534, he married Isabella Colonna of the prominent Colonna family. The widow of Louis "Rodomonte" Gonzaga, Isabella was the only daughter of Vespasiano Colonna, Duke of Traetto, Count of Fondi, and, his first wife, Beatrice Appiani. She was raised, however, by her father's second wife, Giulia Gonzaga. From her first marriage, she was the mother of Vespasiano I Gonzaga, who became the Duke of Sabbioneta. Together, they were the parents of five children:- Maria de Lannoy, who became nun in the monastery of Santa Maria Donna Regina in Naples.
- Charles de Lannoy, 3rd Prince of Sulmona, also 2nd Count of Venafro; he married Costanza Doria del Carretto.
- Beatrice de Lannoy, who married Alfonso de Guevara, 5th Count of Potenza. After his death, she married Alberto Acquaviva d'Aragona, 12th Duke of Atri.
- Horace de Lannoy, 4th Prince of Sulmona, also 3rd Count of Venafro; he married Antonia d'Avalos.
- Vittoria de Lannoy, who married Giulio Antonio Acquaviva d'Aragona, 1st Prince of Caserta, 2nd Marquess of Bellante.