Carlo
"Prince of Venosa, Count of Conza"
Gesualdo
Born in Venosa, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy
Ancestors 
Son of Fabrizio Gesualdo II
and Geronima Borromeo
Brother of
Isabella Gesualdo
Husband of
Maria d'Avalos
— married
1586 (to 16 Oct 1590) [location unknown]
Husband of
Eleanora (Este) d'Este
— married
about 1594 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 47
in Gesualdo, Avellino
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Biography
This profile is part of the Gesualdo, Campania One Place Study.
Carlo Gesualdo is Notable.
Renaissance prince, musical genius, and murderer
Carlo was born to Fabrizio II Gesualdo and Geronima Borromeo on March 8, 1566 in Venosa, Potenza.[1][2]
Carlo lost his mother at the age of seven and was sent to Rome to be educated. The early death of his older brother in 1584 made him heir to the wealthy estate and princely title. He married his cousin, Maria d'Avalos, and had a son with her.[3] In 1590, Carlo caught Maria in bed with her lover, Don Fabrizio Carafa, the duke of Andria, and brutally murdered the lovers. The Gran Corte determined that Carlo Gesualdo had not committed a crime.
Carlo remarried to Eleanor d'Este, who in her letters to her family frequented complained of his treatment of her.[3] Paranoid and depressed, Carlo Gesualdo isolated himself and even employed servants to beat him, all the while working on some of his most complex and outstanding musical compositions.
Research Notes
at least one biographer has suggested he was poisoned by his wife.
Sources
- ↑ Morrier, Denis. "Carlo Gesualdo", Parigi, Fayard, 2003
- ↑ Watkins, Glenn. "The Gesualdo Hex: Music, Myth, and Memory" New York, WW Norton & Co., 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Deutsch, Catherine. "Carlo Gesualdo" Parigi, Bleu nuit éditeur, 2010
- ↑ Misuraca, Pietro. "Carlo Gesualdo prince of Venosa" vol. 6, L'Epos, 2000
- ↑ Vaccaro, Antonio, "Carlo Gesualdo prince of Venosa: man and times" Venosa, Appia Editrice, 1982.
- Wikidata: Item Q192958, en:Wikipedia
- Wikidata: Item Q192958, it:Wikipedia
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