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Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma

1545–1592 · 16th century

Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma, was the most famous general of Habsburg Spain in the Dutch Revolt. As governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1578, he reconquered the southern provinces through diplomacy and siege, taking Antwerp in 1585. He was due to join the Spanish Armada's invasion of England in 1588. He succeeded his father as duke of Parma and Piacenza in 1586.

Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma
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