Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma
- Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma
Alessandro Farnese (January 10 1635 — Madrid, February 18 1689) was Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1678 until 1682.
Not to be confused with his better known great-grandfather Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma. This Alessandro was often called Alessandro di Odoardo (son of Odoardo).
His title was "Prince of Parma". His elder brother Ranuccio II was the sixth Duke of Parma and Piacenza .
Biography
He was born in Parma, the second son of Odoardo Farnese, fifth Duke of Parma, and Margherita de Medici.
He was general in the army of Venice, fighting the Turks and later admiral in the Spanish Navy.
He became governor of the Southern Netherlands after the Franco-Dutch war, which was mainly fought on its territory , but in which Spain had played no part.
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