Ambrogio Spinola

The Most Excellent
The Marquess of Balbases
GE
Portrait by Peter Paul Rubens (1627)
Governor of the Duchy of Milan
In office
1629–1630
MonarchPhilip IV of Spain
Preceded byGonzalo Fernandez de Córdoba
Succeeded byÁlvaro de Bazán
Personal details
Born1569
Genoa, Republic of Genoa
Died25 September 1630(1630-09-25) (aged 60–61)
Castelnuovo Scrivia, Duchy of Mantua
Signature
Military service
AllegianceSpain Spain
RankCaptain-General
CommandsCaptain-General of the Army of Flanders
Battles/wars

Ambrogio Spinola Doria, 1st Marquess of Los Balbases and 1st Duke of Sesto (1569 – 25 September 1630) was an Italian condottiero and nobleman of the Republic of Genoa, who served as a Spanish general and won a number of important battles. He is often called "Ambrosio" by Spanish-speaking people and is considered one of the greatest military commanders of his time and in the history of the Spanish army.[1] His military achievements earned him the title of Marquess of Los Balbases in the Spanish peerage, as well as the Order of the Golden Fleece and Order of Santiago.

  1. ^ Cust, Sir Edward (1865). Lives of the warriors of the seventeenth century: Vol.I. London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)