Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma

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Governor-General of the Habsburg Netherlands duke military commander nobleman statesman

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, was a prominent 16th-century Spanish general and statesman renowned for his successful military campaigns in the Low Countries during the Eighty Years' War.

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Observed surface forms (5)

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Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma 3
Alessandro Farnese 2
Duke of Parma 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Governor-General of the Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
duke ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
allegiance Spanish Empire ⓘ
birthDate 1545-08-27 ⓘ
birthPlace Rome ⓘ
burialPlace Parma Cathedral ⓘ
campaign relief of Paris (1590) ⓘ
relief of Rouen (1592) ⓘ
causeOfDeath wounds and illness during campaign in France ⓘ
child Odoardo Farnese ⓘ
Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
conflict Eighty Years' War ⓘ
French Wars of Religion ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Parma ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
deathDate 1592-12-03 ⓘ
deathPlace County of Artois ⓘ
surface form: Arras
education Spanish court ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
father Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
fullName Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Alessandro Farnese
grandfather Pope Paul III ⓘ
house Farnese ⓘ
knownFor forming the Union of Arras loyal to Spain ⓘ
skillful use of sieges and diplomacy ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
militaryRank captain general ⓘ
monarchServed Philip II of Spain ⓘ
mother Margaret of Parma ⓘ
nobleFamily Farnese ⓘ
surface form: House of Farnese
notableFor military campaigns in the Low Countries during the Eighty Years' War ⓘ
reconquest of much of the southern Netherlands for Spain ⓘ
siege and capture of Antwerp (1585) ⓘ
siege and capture of Maastricht (1579) ⓘ
siege and capture of Tournai (1581) ⓘ
positionHeld Governor-General of the Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Parma ⓘ
successor Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
supported Spanish Habsburg rule in the Netherlands ⓘ
title Duke of Guastalla ⓘ
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Duke of Parma

Duke of Piacenza ⓘ
Prince of Parma ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

siege and capture of Maastricht (1579) → belligerentCommander → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
Pope Paul III → birthName → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alessandro Farnese
Margaret of Parma (governor) → child → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
subject surface form: Margaret of Parma
Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma → child → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
siege and capture of Maastricht (1579) → commandedBy → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
siege and capture of Tournai (1581) → commandedBy → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
Army of Flanders → commander → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
relief of Rouen (1592) → commander → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
siege and capture of Antwerp (1585) → commander → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
siege and capture of Maastricht (1579) → commander → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
Cologne War → commanders → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma → father → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma → fullName → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alessandro Farnese
siege and capture of Tournai (1581) → hasParticipant → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
Eighty Years' War → involvedPerson → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
Farnese → notableMember → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma
Pope Paul III → parent → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pier Luigi Farnese (the elder)
Philip III of Spain → positionHeld → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands
Governor-General of the Habsburg Netherlands → positionHeldBy → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma → predecessor → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma
Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Parma → spouse → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma → successor → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma → title → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Parma