Codice albumGBB-F-003355

Codice inventarioGBB-F-003355-0000

1578 : The italian prince ALESSANDRO FARNESE Duca di Parma e Piacenza (1545 - 1592), portrait engraved Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1578 to 1592 for the KIng of Spain Philip II. He is best known for his successful campaign 1578-1592 against the Dutch Revolt, in which he captured the main cities in the south (now Belgium) and returned them to the control of Catholic Spain. He fought in the Battle of Lepanto (1571). Alessandro was the son of Duke Ottavio Farnese of Parma, a grandchild of Pope Paul III and Margaret, the illegitimate daughter of the King of Spain and Habsburg Emperor Charles V. He had a twin brother, Charles, who only lived one month. His mother was the half-sister of Philip II of Spain and John of Austria. He led a significant military and diplomatic career in the service of Spain under the service of his uncle the King.

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