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Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares

1587 - 1645

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Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel, 1st Duke of Sanlúcar, 3rd Count of Olivares, , known as the Count-Duke of Olivares (taken by joining both his countship and subsequent dukedom) (6 January 1587 – 22 July 1645), was a Spanish royal favourite (Spanish: valido) of Philip IV and minister. He was appointed as Grandee on 10 April 1621. A day after the ending of the Twelve Years' Truce in January 1643, he over-exerted Spain in foreign affairs and unsuccessfully attempted domestic reform. His policy of committing Spain to recapture Holland led to a renewal of the Eighty Years' War while Spain was also embroiled in the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares is the 4,333rd most popular politician (down from 3,407th in 2019), the 1,260th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,087th in 2019) and the 288th most popular Italian Politician.

Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares is most famous for being the Spanish statesman who served as the favorite minister of King Philip IV and King Philip IV's son, King Philip IV.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares ranks 4,333 out of 19,576. Before him are Mohamed Boudiaf, Boso of Provence, David Cameron, Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Al-Mustansir, and Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia. After him are Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Teos of Egypt, Balash, Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Tetisheri, and Gustav Noske.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1587, Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares ranks 4. Before him are Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy, Francesca Caccini, and Joost van den Vondel. After him are Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Samuel Scheidt, Stefano Landi, Esaias van de Velde, Virginia Centurione Bracelli, Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Magdalene of Bavaria, and Johannes Fabricius. Among people deceased in 1645, Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares ranks 7. Before him are Miyamoto Musashi, Hugo Grotius, Michael of Russia, William Laud, Li Zicheng, and Francisco de Quevedo. After him are Nur Jahan, Marie de Gournay, Feng Menglong, Mary Ward, Anthony van Diemen, and Gaspar de Borja y Velasco.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares ranks 1,260 out of 5,161. Before him are Justa Grata Honoria (417), Quintus Tullius Cicero (-102), Lorenzo Monaco (1370), Antonio Segni (1891), Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776), and Lars Porsena (-600). After him are Rustichello da Pisa (1290), Gioseffo Zarlino (1517), Ugo Tognazzi (1922), Federico Zuccari (1539), Arnold of Brescia (1100), and Beppe Grillo (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares ranks 288. Before him are Bianca Maria Visconti (1425), Giovanni Giolitti (1842), Justa Grata Honoria (417), Antonio Segni (1891), Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776), and Lars Porsena (-600). After him are Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg (1810), Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes (1267), Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (1630), Sebastiano Venier (1496), Ildibad (450), and Giovanni Leone (1908).

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