Nobility. Italian Warlord belonging to the noble Italo-Spanish family of the D'Avalos. He belonged to a noble family of the Kingdom of Naples, always loyal to the kings of Aragon. He was the first son of Innico I d'Avalos and Antonella d'Aquino, the last descendant of the Aquinos who brought the marquisate of Pescara as a dowry to the Avalos, created in 1403 by the Angevin king Ladislao I of Naples, but also recognized in 1453 from the new Aragonese dynasty. While his brother Innico II d'Avalos obtained the Marquisate of Vasto, he became the fourth Marquis of Pescara and second of the d'Avalos family. The other brother Rodrigo, who died without heirs, inherited the county of Monteodorisio. He married Diana de Cardona in January 1488, a noblewoman of the Sicilian branch of the Cardona family (who died in 1494) with whom he had two children, of whom, however, only the first, was the only one to reach adulthood, Fernando Francesco (Naples, 1489-1525). He placed himself in the service of Ferdinand II of Naples, who had been placed by his father Alfonso II of Naples at the head of the Aragonese armies to face the advance of Charles VIII of France, who intended to take over the Kingdom of Naples. Since the Aragonese defeat by now inevitable, many generals of the Aragonese part passed to the French. Among the few who remained loyal to Ferdinand were Innico II d'Avalos, Jacopo Sannazzaro and Alfonso himself. On February 20, 1495 Naples opened its doors to Charles VIII. In an attempt to make a last stand, Ferdinando reached the Castle of Ischia, leaving the faithful Alfonso to defend Castel dell'Ovo in Naples. While in Ischia the king managed to kill Giustino della Candida, guilty of having allied himself with the French, in Naples Alfonso was unable to resist the advance of Charles VIII and was killed during the fighting.