MILITARY PERSONNEL

Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba

1453 - 1515

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Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1 September 1453 – 2 December 1515) was a Spanish general and statesman. He led military campaigns during the Conquest of Granada and the Italian Wars, after which he served as Viceroy of Naples. For his extensive political and military success, he was made Duke of Santángelo (1497), Terranova (1502), Andría, Montalto and Sessa (1507), and earned the nickname El Gran Capitán ("The Great Captain"). Held as one of the greatest generals in history, he became the first European to decisively employ firearms on the battlefield, and among the first to reorganize the infantry with pikes and firearms in effective defensive and offensive formations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba is the 486th most popular military personnel (down from 479th in 2019), the 387th most popular biography from Spain (down from 385th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Spanish Military Personnel.

Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba was a Spanish general who was most famous for his victory over the French at the Battle of Pavia in 1525.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ranks 486 out of 2,058. Before him are Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, Lazare Hoche, Matthäus Hetzenauer, Charles Leclerc, Hugh Thompson Jr., and Herbert Gille. After him are Bronislav Kaminski, Robert Anderson, Karl von Bülow, Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, Christian Wirth, and Yoshiko Kawashima.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1453, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ranks 6. Before him are Giuliano de' Medici, Simonetta Vespucci, Afonso de Albuquerque, Clarice Orsini, and Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales. After him are Gülbahar Hatun, Andreas Palaiologos, Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, Margaret of Foix, and João Fernandes Lavrador. Among people deceased in 1515, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ranks 7. Before him are Louis XII of France, Afonso de Albuquerque, Aldus Manutius, Meñli I Giray, Alonso de Ojeda, and Bartholomew Columbus. After him are Mariotto Albertinelli, Abraham Zacuto, Barbara of Brandenburg, Barbara Zápolya, Pietro Lombardo, and Giovanni Giocondo.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ranks 387 out of 3,355. Before him are Joseph Calasanz (1556), Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon (1401), Ramiro I of Asturias (790), Thérésa Tallien (1773), Bernardino de Sahagún (1499), and Joanot Martorell (1415). After him are Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492), Hosius of Corduba (256), Juan de la Cosa (1460), Ordoño I of Asturias (821), José María Aznar (1953), and José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (1960).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Spain

Among military personnels born in Spain, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ranks 6. Before him are Roland (736), Pedro de Valdivia (1497), Juan Pujol García (1912), Pedro de Alvarado (1485), and José Sanjurjo (1872). After him are John of Austria the Younger (1629), Serena (365), Antonio Tejero (1932), Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550), George Meade (1815), and Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1475).

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