in 1529. To literary men he was indeed a benefactor—hence the encomia which have been lavished upon him, and which, more than any merit of his own, obtained him distinction. Yet he wrote one book at least, a commentary on the Latin translation of Plutarch's Moralia. A member of the Accademia Pontaniana, he was one of the most important humanist princes in southern Italy. References 1456 births 1528 deaths 15th-century Neapolitan people Italian male writers 15th-century condottieri 16th-century condottieri 16th-century Italian writers 16th-century male writers Andrea Matteo Acquaviva 16th-century Neapolitan people