Francesco Spinola

The Spinola of San Luca, descendants of Antonio Spinola of San Luca (?-1443)

Agostino Spinola (1482-1537) son of Giovanni Spinola and of Petruccia Riario
Father
Giovanni Spinola (1416-1477), son of Niccolò Spinola (?) and Niccolosia Spinola (1398 -?) (Niccolosia daughter of Cattaneo Spinola and Bianca Vivaldi, Cattaneo son of Oberto Spinola, who was the son of Cattaneo Spinola and Argenta Spinola), grandson of Antonio Spinola di San Luca ( ? – died in1433) and Despina Vivaldi, great-grandson of Ludovico Spinola (?-1401) and Caterina del Carretto (Ludovico Spinola, son of Segurano Spinola and Manfreda Roccatagliata).
Mother
Petruccia Riario, daughter of Paolo Riario (? – 1453/1459) and Bianca della Rovere (Savona 1421-1473). Paolo Riario, son of Raffaele Riario and Teodorina Spinola di Luccoli. Bianca della Rovere, who was the daughter of Leonardo della Rovere and Luchina Monleone, sister of Francesco della Rovere (1414-1484), future Papa Sisto IV (1471-1484). Petruccia Riario della Rovere was the sister of Girolamo Riario (Savona 1443 – Forlì 1488) Lord of Imola and Forli who married Caterina Sforza, Countess of Forli (1462-1509). Other brothers of Petruccia were Pietro Riario, Violante Riario, Domenico Riario, Bartolomeo Riario.
Brothers/sisters
Agostino Spinola(1482-1537),Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church, first of the Spinola Family; Simone Spinola (?) married Luigia Pavese; Carlo Spinola (?-1535), Bishop of Perugia; Cattaneo Spinola.
Marriages
He married Benedetta del Carretto (1506-1570) daughter of Alfonso del Carretto (1457-1523) Lord of Finale and of Peretta Usodimare (1478-1550),from whom he had a the following offspring:
children
Alfonso Spinola (? – 1578) Lord of Garessio and Farigliano who married, in 1568, Eleonora della Rovere di Vinovo (?-1620); Girolamo Spinola (?), prelate who, in 1532, assumed the office of Commendatory Abbot of St. Peter of Assisi and held it until 1572. He was an apostolic protonotar.