Alexander Farnese

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Siege_of_Antwerp_(1584–1585)
gptkb:Governor_of_the_Habsburg_Netherlands
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:noble_title
gptkb:Spanish_Empire
gptkb:Spanish_Netherlands
gptkbp:born February 27, 1545
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Church_of_San_Giovanni_in_Laterano
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:William_of_Orange
gptkb:Henry_IV_of_France
gptkb:Elizabeth_I_of_England
gptkb:Philip_II_of_Spain
gptkb:Duke_of_Alva
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:House_of_Farnese
gptkbp:died December 3, 1592
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alexander Farnese
gptkbp:influence European politics in the 16th century
gptkbp:influenced Spanish military strategy
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Siege_of_Antwerp
gptkb:Siege_of_Mechelen
gptkb:Cultural_patronage
gptkb:Siege_of_Namur
Military reforms
Strategic marriages
Support of the arts
Diplomatic negotiations with France
Diplomatic relations with the Papacy
Military campaigns in the Low Countries
Role in the Treaty of Utrecht
Role in the Treaty of the Pyrenees
Tactics in siege warfare
Construction of military fortifications
Role in the Treaty of Arras
Influence on Spanish naval power
Restoration of Spanish authority in the Netherlands
Leadership in the Battle of Gembloux
Political maneuvering in the Low Countries
Role in the Spanish Armada
Role in the Treaty of Antwerp
Role in the Treaty of Madrid
Role in the Treaty of Nonsuch
Role in the Treaty of the Cateau-Cambrésis
Role in the Treaty of the Escorial
Role in the Treaty of the Hague
Role in the Treaty of the Peace of Westphalia
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:notable_for Military leadership in the Eighty Years' War
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Pope_Paul_III
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_the_Silent
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_of_Savoy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Gonzalo_Fernández_de_Córdoba
gptkbp:title gptkb:noble_title
gptkb:Duke_of_Piacenza