Alessandro Farnese (1635–1689)
Alessandro Farnese (born January 10, 1635 in Parma , † February 18, 1689 in Madrid ) was Prince of Parma and Piacenza.
Life
Alessandro Farnese was the second son of Odoardo I Farnese (April 28, 1612 - September 11, 1646) and his wife Margherita de 'Medici (May 31, 1612 - February 6, 1679). He is also known as Alessandro di Odoardo to avoid confusion with his great-grandfather Alessandro Farnese (born August 27, 1545, † December 3, 1592).
Farnese held numerous political and military offices throughout his career. From September 1656 to 1658 he was General of the Venetian Knights. At the end of the war between Venice and the Ottoman Empire, he joined the Spanish Army. There he became general of the Italian knights on November 17, 1664. In 1675 he became Viceroy of Navarre and was awarded the Order of the Golden Fleece . On July 25, 1676, he gave up his office and was viceroy of Catalonia until May 25, 1677 . He was sent to the Spanish Netherlands , where he was governor from 1678 to April 1, 1682. He then fought from December 21, 1682 to 1687 again as a general for the Venetians. In 1687 he was appointed Grand Admiral of the Spanish Fleet, at the same time he also became an advisor to the Crown.
He died in Madrid on February 18, 1689.
family
Alexandro Farnese was never married. But he had children with his mistress Maria Lao y Carillo .
- Alessandro Odoardo (April 12, 1663 - May 21, 1666)
- Alessandro Maria (October 30, 1664 - September 28, 1726), Colonel in the Spanish Army from February 15, 1681 to November 1, 1682, died in the prison of Parma
- Margherita (June 5, 1665 - November 1718), nun in Parma
- Isabella (born September 19, 1666 - † December 27, 1741), nun in Parma
literature
- Dario Busolini: FARNESE, Alessandro. In: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 45: Farinacci – Fedrigo. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1995.
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| Carlos de Gurrea |
Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands 1678 - 1682 |
Otto de Grana |
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Alessandro Farnese | Peter Ernst I. Count of Mansfeld | Ernst of Austria | Pedro Henriquez de Acevedo | Albrecht VII of Habsburg (Duke of Burgundy), independent rule with wife Isabella Clara Eugenia as co-regent | Isabella Clara Eugenia (Infanta of Spain) | Ferdinand of Spain | Francisco de Melo | Manuel de Moura Cortereal | Leopold Wilhelm of Austria | Juan José de Austria | Luis de Benavides Carrillo | Francisco de Moura Cortereal | Íñigo Melchor Fernández de Velasco | Juan Domingo de Zuñiga y Fonseca | Carlos de Gurrea | Alessandro Farnese | Otto Heinrich de Grana | Fray Antonio de Agurto | Maximilian II. Emanuel of Bavaria
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| SURNAME | Farnese, Alessandro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alessandro di Odoardo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1635 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Parma |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1689 |
| Place of death | Madrid |