Alessandro Pasqualini

Alessandro Pasqualini ( born May 5, 1493 Bologna, † before September 1559 in Bielefeld ) was originally coming from Italy architect of the Renaissance.

He was trained in Bologna and Rome. He then worked north of the Alps at various royal courts and went through buildings and fortifications, among others, in the Netherlands a name, especially as a military engineer.

Duke Wilhelm V of Jülich- Kleve -Berg called Pasqualini 1549 to be the Rhineland, so that planned the required by the new developments in weapons beings have become fixtures at its castles and cities. The most important buildings Pasqualinis, such as the Citadel and the Jülich Jülich town hall emerged. Also on the reconstruction and rebuilding of the Düsseldorf castle, where resided his new client, he was involved in, at about the castle chapel and the castle tower still preserved. According to his plans as an expert in the Bottmühle fortifications was built in Cologne.

On behalf of the Jülich bailiff John of Palant Pasqualini dedicated to 1555 probably the rebuilding of the castle Nothberger, including Lust gear and bay window.

Later initiated and planned Pasqualini among other things, the cultivation of an Italian ski jump to the rafters Castle in Bielefeld ( Scherpentiner ), by about 1556. These he could not lead to the end, however, as he died in Bielefeld 1559.

His sons, Maximilian (1534-1572; Wasserburg Reydt ) and Johann ( I. or the Elder, 1535-1582 ) were raised to the peerage and called themselves " Pasqualini ". They put his work in Jülich continuing at the castle, the fortress and the city planning. Johann Pasqualini also worked on neuitalienischen expansion of the fortress Orsoy. Alessandro's grandson Johann ( II or the Younger, 1562-1615; " General Tree Master " in Jülich, Cleves, Berg) and Alexander ( 1567-1623; builder in the Duchy of Cleves ), both sons of Maximilian, were also as a fortress Bauer ( around 1600 on the Ehrenbreitstein, former crane Rhine in Koblenz ) operate and are especially often mentioned as a reviewer for the fortress. Thus Alessandro Pasqualini the founder of a dynasty of architects fortress.