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Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma

1545 - 1592

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Alexander Farnese (Italian: Alessandro Farnese, Spanish: Alejandro Farnesio; 27 August 1545 – 3 December 1592) was an Italian noble and military leader, who was Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1586 to 1592, as well as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1578 to 1592. Nephew to King Philip II of Spain, he served in the Battle of Lepanto and the subsequent campaigns of the Holy League against the Ottoman Empire, being latter appointed general of the Spanish army during the Dutch revolt until his death in 1592. During the French Wars of Religion, he decisively relieved Paris for the Catholic League. His talents as a commander, strategist and organiser earned him the regard of contemporaries and historians as the greatest general of his age, as well as one of the best in history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma is the 1,596th most popular politician (down from 1,580th in 2019), the 608th most popular biography from Italy (down from 597th in 2019) and the 104th most popular Italian Politician.

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, was a Spanish general and statesman. He was the son of Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma, grandson of Pope Paul III, and great-grandson of Pope Alexander VI.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ranks 1,596 out of 19,576. Before him are Nero Julius Caesar, Emil Hácha, Paul Biya, Maria of Yugoslavia, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, and Juba II. After him are Emperor Ninkō, Harald III of Denmark, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan, Seonjo of Joseon, Joan I of Navarre, and Harthacnut.

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Among people born in 1545, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ranks 5. Before him are Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Yi Sun-sin, Carlos, Prince of Asturias, and Elisabeth of Valois. After him are Túpac Amaru, Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara, John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Powhatan, Anna of Sweden, Azai Nagamasa, and Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha. Among people deceased in 1592, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ranks 3. Before him are Michel de Montaigne, and John III of Sweden. After him are Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France, Jacopo Bassano, William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Hümaşah Sultan, Bartolomeo Ammannati, Thomas Cavendish, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, and William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ranks 608 out of 5,161. Before him are Angelo Sodano (1927), Bonaventura Cavalieri (1598), Paolo Rossi (1956), Pope Leo VI (914), Nero Julius Caesar (6), and Giuliano Gemma (1938). After him are Fausto Cercignani (1941), Anastasia of Sirmium (281), Pinturicchio (1454), Luca Signorelli (1450), Hippasus (-600), and Lazzaro Spallanzani (1729).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ranks 104. Before him are Galeazzo Ciano (1903), Marcus Claudius Marcellus (-42), Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe (1749), Lucilla (150), Servilia (-104), and Nero Julius Caesar (6). After him are Dionysius I of Syracuse (-430), Publius Clodius Pulcher (-90), Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1671), Philip of Swabia (1177), Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (1810), and Pupienus (170).

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