Alfonso Petrucci (c. 1491 – July 16, 1517) was an Italian nobleman, born to the Petrucci Family. He was the son of Pandolfo Petrucci. In 1511, he was made a cardinal, which gave the Petrucci dynasty some influence within the church. He was sentenced to death for plotting to kill Pope Leo X. On July 16, 1517, Alfonso was privately strangled to death in his cell in Rome. References External links 16th-century Italian cardinals 1490s births 1517 deaths People from Siena Alfonso House of Medici 16th-century executions by Italian states Executed Italian people People executed by the Papal States People executed by strangulation 16th-century Italian nobility