Alexander Farnese | |
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Prince of Parma | |
Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands | |
Reign | 1678–1682 |
Predecessor | Carlos de Aragón de Gurrea, 9th Duke of Villahermosa |
Successor | Ottone Enrico del Caretto, Marquis of Savona |
Born | 10 January 1635 Parma, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza |
Died | 18 February 1689 Madrid, Spanish Empire |
House | Farnese |
Father | Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma |
Mother | Margherita de' Medici |
Alessandro Farnese (10 January 1635 – 18 February 1689) was an Italian military leader who was governor of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1678 to 1682.
He is 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 elder brother Ranuccio II was the sixth duke of Parma and Piacenza .