Carlo Gesualdo
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Italian prince, 1566–1613, known for his compositions and for killing his wife and her lover
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa was Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza. As a composer he is known for writing madrigals and pieces of sacred music that use a chromatic language not heard again until the late 19th century. He is also known for killing his first wife and her aristocratic lover upon finding them in flagrante delicto.
