Person:Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (1)

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Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
b.27 Aug 1545
d.3 Dec 1592
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  1. Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma1545 - 1592
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m. 11 Nov 1565
  1. Margherita Farnese1567 - 1643
  2. Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma1569 - 1622
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Name Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
Gender Male
Birth[1] 27 Aug 1545
Marriage 11 Nov 1565 to Infanta Maria of Guimarães
Death[1] 3 Dec 1592
Reference Number? Q312903?


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Alexander Farnese (; 27 August 1545 – 3 December 1592) 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 (now Belgium) 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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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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