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Flaminio Paleologo (1518 – 24 May 1571) was an illegitimate son of John George Palaeologus, Marquis of Montferrat 1530–1533.

Biography
Flaminio was born an illegitimate son of John George Palaeologus in 1518. John George, the last male member of the Palaeologus-Montferrat family, had unsuccessfully attempted to have Flaminio legitimised and made his heir.

Upon John George's death on 30 April 1533, Montferrat was inherited by Federico II Gonzaga of the Gonzaga family of Mantua. Federico inherited through his marriage to John George's niece (Flaminio's legitimate cousin) Margaret Paleologa, a marriage match Federico had chosen with the explicit goal of acquiring Montferrat. By the time of Margaret's death in 1566, Flaminio was the last clear natural heir of the Palaeologus-Montferrat family.

Flaminio unsuccessfully worked to overthrow the Gonzagas and gain control of Montferrat. He was captured and accused of conspiracy, eventually being violently killed in prison on 24 May 1571.

Family and descendants
(use Paleologo-Oriundi article)