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Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases

1569 - 1630

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Ambrogio Spinola Doria, 1st Marquess of Los Balbases and 1st Duke of Sesto (1569 – 25 September 1630) was an Italian nobleman from the Republic of Genoa and a celebrated general in the service of the Spanish Empire. He distinguished himself in several key engagements during the Eighty Years' War and the Thirty Years' War, and is regarded as one of the greatest military commanders of his time and in the history of the Spanish army. Spanish-speaking sources often refer to him as "Ambrosio". For his service, he was granted the title Marquess of Los Balbases in the Spanish peerage and was invested into both the Order of the Golden Fleece and the Order of Santiago. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases is the 2,789th most popular politician (up from 2,853rd in 2019), the 924th most popular biography from Italy (up from 952nd in 2019) and the 198th most popular Italian Politician.

Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases, was a Spanish general and statesman. He served as a military commander for the Republic of Genoa, the Kingdom of Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire, and was most famous for his role in the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Among politicians, Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases ranks 2,789 out of 19,576. Before him are Giuseppe Guarneri, Tristan, Milan Kučan, Chlothar III, Renée of France, and Pithana. After him are Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, Zhenjin, Adelaide of Maurienne, Manfred Gerlach, Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, and Teia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1569, Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases ranks 2. Before him is Jahangir. After him are Giambattista Marino, Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma, Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Yodo-dono, Frans Pourbus the Younger, Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha, Friedrich Kettler, Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp, Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, and Heo Gyun. Among people deceased in 1630, Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases ranks 3. Before him are Johannes Kepler, and Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy. After him are Fede Galizia, Henry Briggs, Yuan Chonghuan, Agrippa d'Aubigné, Johann Schein, Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, Gioachino Greco, Esaias van de Velde, and Akile Hatun.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases ranks 924 out of 5,161. Before him are Carla Bruni (1967), Giuseppe Guarneri (1698), Pietro Lorenzetti (1280), Amilcare Ponchielli (1834), Bruttia Crispina (164), and Giovanni Pisano (1248). After him are Michele Placido (1946), Teia (550), Titus Labienus (-100), Giovanni Bononcini (1670), Valentino (1932), and Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo (5).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases ranks 198. Before him are Ladislaus of Naples (1377), Quirinius (-45), Julia Minor (-101), Mario Beccaria (1920), Sandro Pertini (1896), and Giuseppe Guarneri (1698). After him are Teia (550), Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo (5), Dionysius II of Syracuse (-397), Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus (-84), Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus (-3), and Francesco Cossiga (1928).

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