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Jakob Hannibal I of Hohenems
Jakob Hannibal I (1530–1587) was Count of Hohenems and a general in Spanish and papal service. A nephew of Pope Pius IV, he fought in Spain's wars in the Netherlands and the Mediterranean and married Ortensia Borromeo, sister of Charles Borromeo. With his brother Cardinal Mark Sittich he raised the family of Ems to wealth and the rank of imperial counts.
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