Ambrogio Spinola

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Ambrogio Spinola was a prominent Genoese nobleman and Spanish general of the early 17th century, renowned for his military leadership during the Eighty Years' War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Genoese noble
Spanish general
human
military commander
nobleman
allegiance Army of Flanders
Habsburg Spain
awardReceived Order of the Golden Fleece
birthDate 1569-01-01
birthPlace Genoa
Republic of Genoa
causeOfDeath illness
conflict Eighty Years' War
War of the Mantuan Succession
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Genoa
Spanish Empire
deathDate 1630-09-25
deathPlace Castelnuovo di Porto
near Casale Monferrato
employer Philip III of Spain
Philip IV of Spain
familyName Spínola
surface form: Spinola
givenName Ambrogio
languageSpoken Italian
Spanish
militaryBranch Spanish Army
militaryRank field marshal
general
name Ambrogio Spinola self-link
nobleFamily Spinola family
notableEvent capture of Breda in 1625
capture of Ostend in 1604
notableFor military leadership in the Low Countries
service to the Spanish Habsburgs
siege warfare
notableWork Eighty Years' War
Siege of Breda
Siege of Ostend
Twelve Years' Truce
surface form: Twelve Years' Truce negotiations (military role)
portrayedBy Diego Velázquez
portrayedIn Siege of Breda
surface form: The Surrender of Breda
positionHeld Captain General of the Army of Flanders
Commander of Spanish forces in the Low Countries
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
title Grandee of Spain
Marquis of the Balbases

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Siege of Breda hasParticipant Ambrogio Spinola
Siege of Breda hasCommander Ambrogio Spinola
Siege of Breda commandedBySideSpanish Ambrogio Spinola
Army of Flanders commander Ambrogio Spinola
War of the Jülich Succession commander Ambrogio Spinola
Siege of Ostend commander Ambrogio Spinola
Ambrogio Spinola name Ambrogio Spinola self-link
Beleg van Oostende commander Ambrogio Spinola
Captain General of the Army of Flanders officeHolder Ambrogio Spinola
this entity surface form: Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquis of the Balbases