Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares

Spanish royal favourite of Philip IV and minister

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1587

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Date of Death: 22-Jul-1645

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel, 1st Duke of Sanlúcar, 3d Count of Olivares, GE, KOA, known as the Count-Duke of Olivares (taken by joining both his countship and subsequent dukedom) (January 6, 1587 – July 22, 1645), was a Spanish royal favourite of Philip IV and minister.
As prime minister from 1621 to 1643, he over-exerted Spain in foreign affairs and unsuccessfully attempted domestic reform.
His policy of committing Spain to recapture Holland led to a renewal of the Eighty Years' War while Spain was also embroiled in the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648).
In addition, his attempts to centralise power and increase wartime taxation led to revolts in Catalonia and in Portugal, which brought about his downfall.



Description	Spanish painter
Date of birth/death	6 June 1599	6 August 1660
Location of birth/death	Seville	Madrid
Work location	Venice (1629); Seville (1611–1622); Madrid (1622–1660); Rome (1629–1630); Naples (1630–1631); Rome (1636–1637); Italy (1649–1651)
Authority control	: Q297 VIAF: 76324831 ISNI: 0000 0001 2140 0618 ULAN: 500016881 LCCN: n79063457 NLA: 35965890 WorldCat