Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza
Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza (1545 - 1592) was the son of Duke Ottavio Farnese, duke of Parma and Margaret, the illegitimate daughter of the Habsburg Emperor Charles V. Thus Alessandro was the nephew of Philip II of Spain and of Don John of Austria. He led a significant military and diplomatic career in the service of Spain. He fought at the Battle of Lepanto (1571) and then in the Netherlands against anti-Spanish rebels.
External links
- Farnese is a leading player in John Lothrop Motley's The Rise of the Dutch Republic, the etext of which can be found at ftp://sailor.gutenberg.org/pub/gutenberg/etext04/jm36v10.txt
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