Name Francisco Melo | Rank Captain General Years of service 1638-1645 | |
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Battles/wars Thirty Years' WarCatalan Revolt Similar People Louis - Grand Conde, Cardinal‑Infante Ferdinand of Austria, Philip IV of Spain, Henri de la Tour d'Auverg, Ambrogio Spinola - 1st Marqu | ||
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Dom Francisco de Melo (1597 – 18 December 1651) was a Portuguese nobleman and general.
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- Banda marcial Joo Francisco de melo tocando frica
- Three questions with dr francisco de melo
- Biography
- References
Three questions with dr francisco de melo
Biography
Melo was born in Estremoz, Portugal.
He was marquis of the Portuguese Tor de Laguna, count of Assumar, and, from 1641 to 1644, interim governor of the Southern Netherlands.
When Francisco de Melo came to the Southern Netherlands, he already had an impressive political career. From 1632 to 1636 he had been Spanish ambassador to the Republic of Genoa. In 1638 he was appointed viceroy of Sicily, and two years later he was ambassador in Vienna.
Above all, Francisco de Melo is remembered for the defeat at the battle of Rocroi in 1643. His victory at the Battle of Honnecourt one year earlier has been almost completely forgotten.
References
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