Alexander Farnese
Alexander Farnese
Alexander Farnese was an Italian noble and condottiero and later a general of the Spanish army, who was Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1586 to 1592, as well as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1578 to 1592. Thanks to a steady influx of troops from Spain, during 1581–1587 Farnese captured more than thirty towns in the south and returned them to the control of Catholic Spain. During the French Wars of Religion he relieved Paris for the Catholics. His talents as a field commander, strategist and organizer earned him the regard of his contemporaries and military historians as the first captain of his age.
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Date of Birth
August 27th, 1545
Age
479
Birth Place
Italy, Lazio
Date of Death
December 3rd, 1592
Died Aged
47
Star Sign
Virgo
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Margaret of Parma
Mother
Ottavio Farnese
Father
Ranuccio I Farnese
Son
Infanta Maria of Guimarães
Wife
Margherita Farnese
Daughter
Odoardo Farnese
Son
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