Carlo Doria, 1st Duke of Tursi (1576–1650), was an Italian general who fought for Spain during the War of Mantuan Succession.
Biography[]
Carlo Doria was the second born son of Giovanni Andrea I Doria.[1]
In 1595 his father gave him the Palazzo Doria Tursi in the Strada Nuova in Genova.[2][3] In 1623 he was in command of the Spanish Naval Squadron stuolo or squadra di Genova of Philip II,[1] and was an involved in the Relief of Genoa in 1625.[citation needed] He was President of the Council in Italy and commandant of the Spanish fleet in Italy. Later he was Spanish ambassador to Vienna and at the Diet of Regensburg in 1630.[2] In 1630 he fought and lost the battle of Veillane during the war of Mantuan Succession.[4]
See also[]
- Álvaro de Bazán, 2nd Marquis of Santa Cruz#The evolution of the title since the middle of the 17th century
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mulryne 2004, p. 368 (footnote 8 in Notes to Text pp. 344–7).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mulryne 2004, p. 370 (footnote 14 in Notes to Text pp. 348–57).
- ↑ "Palazzo Doria Tursi hosts not only the Lord Mayor’s boardrooms, but also the extension of the Palazzo Bianco Gallery" (Musei di Genova staff 2012)
- ↑ Jaques 2007, p. 85.
References[]
- Mulryne, James R. (2004). "Europa Triumphans: Court and Civic Festivals in Early Modern Europe". Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. p. 368, 370. ISBN 9780754638735.
- Jaques, Tony (2007). "Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A-E". Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-313-33537-2.
- Musei di Genova staff (2012). "Musei di Genova - Musei di Strada Nuova - Palazzo Tursi". Musei di Genova. http://www.museidigenova.it/spip.php?rubrique229.
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