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Alexander Farnese
Sign in to saveAlso known as duca di Parma e Piacenza Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma Alejandro Farnesio, Duke of Parma Alessandro Farnese, Alessandro, III Farnese, III Alessandro Farnese, Alessandro Farnese, Alessandro Farnese, 3rd Duke of Parma
duke of Parma and Piacenza, lived (1545-1592); duke of Castro, man of government and military in the service of Spain
Key facts
- Reign
- 15 September 1586 – 3 December 1592
- Predecessor
- Ottavio
- Successor
- Ranuccio I
- Born
- ( 1545-08-27 ) 27 August 1545, Rome , Papal States
- Died
- 3 December 1592 (1592-12-03) (aged 47), Arras , Kingdom of France
- Burial
- Santa Maria della Steccata
- Spouse
- Infanta Maria of Portugal ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1565 ; died 1577 )
- Issue
- Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma , Margherita, Hereditary Princess of Mantua , Cardinal Oddoardo
- House
- Farnese
- Father
- Ottavio Farnese
- Mother
- Margaret of Parma
- Religion
- Roman Catholicism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alejandro
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Rome
- Place of death
- Arras
- Child
- Odoardo Farnese
- Father
- Ottavio Farnese
- Mother
- Margaret of Parma
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Educated at
- University of Alcalá
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Family
- House of Farnese
- Noble title
- duke
- Conflict
- Battle of Lepanto
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- Vaenius - Alexander Farnese.png
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- place of burial
- Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Steccata
- Commons category
- Alessandro Farnese
- date of birth
- 1545-08-27
- date of death
- 1592-12-03
- name in native language
- Alessandro Farnese
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexander Farnese (Italian: Alessandro Farnese, Spanish: Alejandro Farnesio; 27 August 1545 – 3 December 1592) was an Italian noble and military leader, who was Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1586 to 1592, as well as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1578 to 1592. Nephew to King Philip II of Spain, he served in the Battle of Lepanto and the subsequent campaigns of the Holy League against the Ottoman Empire. He was latter appointed general of the Spanish army during the Dutch revolt and its ramifications, serving in Netherlands, France and the Holy Roman Empire until his death in 1592.
Farnese was regarded by contemporaries and historians as the greatest general of his age, as well as one of the best in history, for his talents as a commander, strategist and diplomat. He held a high leadership over the soldiers and mercenaries of varied nationalities which composed the Spanish tercios, including Spaniards, Italians, Germans and Walloons. His campaigns marked Spain's greatest successes in the Eighty Years' War, giving the Spanish crown permanent control of the southern provinces, in the process establishing the cultural and religious separation which would eventually become the nation of Belgium.
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