Alfonso of Aragon (1481-18 August 1500) was Prince of Salerno and Bisceglie from 1498 until his death in 1500. He was the husband of Lucrezia Borgia and the nephew of Frederick IV of Naples. Alfonso was garroted to death by Micheletto Corella in 1500 when his father-in-law Pope Alexander VI realigned himself with France.
Biography[]
Alfonso of Aragon was son of Alfonso II of Naples and Trogia Gazzela, and he was made the Lieutenant General of Abruzzo at the age of sixteen in 1497 under his uncle King Frederick IV of Naples. In 1498, Pope Alexander VI wanted to make an alliance with the Kingdom of Naples against France and arranged for the marriage between Alfonso of Aragon and his daughter Lucrezia Borgia. Alfonso's sister Sancha of Aragon married Gioffre Borgia, but when Carlotta of Naples refused to marry Cesare Borgia, Rodrigo chose Lucrezia to marry Alfonso, who was only 17 at the time of their marriage.
Death[]
Alfonso being run through by Cesare
Eventually, Pope Alexander aligned himself with King Louis XII of France, the enemy of Alfonso's family. Alfonso felt betrayed and fled, but in August 1499 he was lured by the Papal States to meet Lucrezia at Nepi, where he was captured and taken back to Rome. Alfonso was assassinated in 1500 when he was stabbed in the head, arms, and legs, and while he was recovering from his wounds, he was garroted to death by condotierro Micheletto Corella.