Captain General of the Army of Flanders
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The Captain General of the Army of Flanders was the supreme military commander of the Spanish Habsburg forces in the Low Countries during the early modern period, overseeing campaigns in the Eighty Years' War and related conflicts.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain General of the Army of Flanders canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
command position
ⓘ
military office ⓘ military rank ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Habsburg Netherlands
ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ |
| country |
Spanish Empire
ⓘ
Habsburg Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Habsburg Monarchy
|
| dissolved | early 18th century ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
coordination with civil authorities in the Habsburg Netherlands
ⓘ
defense of Spanish-held territories in the Low Countries ⓘ maintenance of discipline within the Army of Flanders ⓘ negotiation and enforcement of military capitulations ⓘ organization and deployment of the Army of Flanders ⓘ overall operational command in the theater of war ⓘ oversight of sieges and field operations ⓘ strategic direction of military campaigns ⓘ supreme command of Spanish Habsburg forces in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ early modern period ⓘ |
| inception | 16th century ⓘ |
| location |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Netherlands
|
| officeHolder |
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
ⓘ
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
surface form:
Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma
Ambrogio Spinola ⓘ
surface form:
Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquis of the Balbases
Cardinal Infante Ferdinand of Austria ⓘ
surface form:
Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria
John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
surface form:
Don John of Austria
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo ⓘ
surface form:
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
Francisco de Melo ⓘ Don John of Austria the Younger ⓘ
surface form:
John of Austria the Younger
Luis de Benavides Carrillo, Marquis of Caracena ⓘ Luis de Requesens ⓘ
surface form:
Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga
Ottavio Piccolomini ⓘ Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort ⓘ |
| partOf | Army of Flanders ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | Army of Flanders ⓘ |
| rankComparedTo |
field marshal
ⓘ
generalissimo ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority |
Spanish garrisons and fortresses in the Netherlands
ⓘ
all land forces in the Low Countries under Spanish rule ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
King of Spain
ⓘ
Council of State of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Council of State
Supreme Council of Flanders and Burgundy ⓘ |
| usedInWar |
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
ⓘ
Eighty Years' War ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Revolt
Eighty Years' War ⓘ Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ Nine Years' War ⓘ War of Devolution ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
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