Tomb cover for Gaston de la Foix

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Tomb cover for Gaston de la Foix, deceased in 1512, crafted by Bambaia, also known as Agostino Bustil, between 1483 and 1548, located at the Castello Sforzesco in Milano, Italy, reference number 1433. Displayed in The Royal Cast Collection in Copenhagen, Denmark. Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours, born on December 10, 1489, and deceased on April 11, 1512, earned the nickname "The Thunderbolt of Italy" for his exceptional military leadership during a six-month campaign from 1511 to 1512 in the War of the League of Cambrai. Born in Mazères, County of Foix, Gaston was the second child but only son of John of Foix, Viscount of Narbonne, and Marie d'Orléans. His older sister, Germaine of Foix, became Queen consort of Aragon as the second wife of Ferdinand II. Gaston's parents were John of Foix, Viscount of Narbonne, and Marie d'Orléans. His grandparents were Gaston IV of Foix-Grailly and Queen regnant Eleanor of Navarre on his father's side, and Charles, Duke of Orléans, and Marie of Cleves on his mother's side. Gaston had one maternal uncle, Louis XII of France. For further updates, follow @GeoffreyMarchal on Twitter.