Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma

Duke of Parma

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1545

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Date of Death: 03-Dec-1592

Profession: military officer, diplomat

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Alexander Farnese (Italian: Alessandro Farnese, Spanish: Alejandro Farnesio; 27 August 1545 – 3 December 1592) was an Italian noble and condottiero who was Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1586 to 1592, as well as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1578 to 1592.
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.
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.



Alternative names	Octavius Vaenius, Otho Vaenius, Otto Vaenius, Octavius van Veen, Otho van Veen, Octavius Venius, Otho Venius, Otto Venius
Description	Southern Netherlandish painter, printmaker, draughtsman and court painter
Date of birth/death	1556	6 May 1629
Location of birth/death	Leiden	Brussels metropolitan area
Work location	Leiden (1572), Liège (1573-5), Italy (1575-80), Munich (1580-3), Liège (1583), Brussels (1585-1594), Antwerp (1594-1614), Brussels (1614-1629)
Authority control	: Q785355 VIAF: 61657203 ISNI: 0000 0000 8387 4926 ULAN: 500005170 LCCN: n79086780 NLA: 35774791 WorldCat