MILITARY PERSONNEL

Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma

1553 - 1625

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Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, 1st Duke of Lerma, 5th Marquess of Denia, 1st Count of Ampudia (1552/1553 – 17 May 1625), was a favourite of Philip III of Spain, the first of the validos ('most worthy') through whom the later Habsburg monarchs ruled. His administration was marked by costly wars, including the Twelve Years' Truce with the Dutch Republic, financial mismanagement, and the controversial expulsion of the Moriscos. Eventually, he was deposed in 1618 under a palace intrigue orchestrated by his son and political rival, Cristóbal de Sandoval. Lerma retired as a cardinal and was succeeded by the Count-Duke of Olivares but faced financial penalties and died in 1625 at Valladolid. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma is the 1,249th most popular military personnel (down from 907th in 2019), the 984th most popular biography from Spain (down from 719th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Spanish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma ranks 1,249 out of 2,058. Before him are Grigory Shtern, David Petraeus, Mariya Oktyabrskaya, Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas, Semyon Krivoshein, and François Joseph Westermann. After him are Cornelius Fuscus, Taira no Munemori, Heinrich von Bellegarde, Ivan Yefimovich Petrov, George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, and Amédée Courbet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1553, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma ranks 10. Before him are Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia, Archduke Ernest of Austria, Luca Marenzio, Patriarch Filaret of Moscow, Marie of Cleves, Princess of Condé, and Prospero Alpini. After him are John Florio, Vitsentzos Kornaros, Nicolò Contarini, and Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. Among people deceased in 1625, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma ranks 18. Before him are Honoré d'Urfé, Mōri Terumoto, Orlando Gibbons, Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, John Fletcher, and Anna Vasa of Sweden. After him are Enno III, Count of East Frisia, Hans Rottenhammer, Ubbo Emmius, John Florio, and Thomas Lodge.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma ranks 984 out of 3,355. Before him are José Martínez Ruiz (1873), Gómez Pereira (1500), Ricardo María Carles Gordó (1926), Juan Fernández (1536), Abbad II al-Mu'tadid (1012), and Lola Anglada (1892). After him are Gaspar Cassadó (1897), Santiago Casares Quiroga (1884), Muhammad VII of Granada (1370), Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera (1866), Robert de Nola (1500), and Infanta Isabel Fernanda of Spain (1821).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Spain

Among military personnels born in Spain, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma ranks 22. Before him are Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz (1526), Cristóbal de Olid (1487), Blas de Lezo (1689), Miguel Cabanellas (1872), Agustina de Aragón (1786), and Juan Yagüe (1891). After him are Miguel Ricardo de Álava (1772), Gonzalo Queipo de Llano (1875), Gonzalo Guerrero (1470), José Enrique Varela (1891), Vicente Rojo Lluch (1894), and José Millán-Astray (1879).

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