From 1621 to 1623 he commanded units of the Army of Flanders in the Palatinate, and Flanders, and defeated the Anglo-German Protestant forces in the sieges of Bacharach and Heidelberg and the Dutch at Fleurus.
In 1624 was awarded the title of the first Prince of Maratea by King Philip IV of Spain, and in 1630 he was awarded the title of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire by the Emperor Ferdinand II.
He was reinstated a few years later and sent to the Netherlands in 1632. Here he conducted operations on the lower Rhine in the rear of the victorious army of Gustavus Adolphus, but he was unable to prevent the Capture of Maastricht by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. He was recalled to Spain in 1633 and died at Montalbán in 1635, without having been married, and with no issue.
Don Goncalo Fernandes de Cordva - Series: Equestrian Portraits of Generals in the Thirty Years War[2]
Triviaedit
He is also a character in the novel The Betrothed, where Alessandro Manzoni describes the anger of the Milanese populace towards him, when he leaves Milan in 1629.
Referencesedit
^ abcd"Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba y Cardona-Anglesola | Real Academia de la Historia".
Guthrie, P William. Battles of the Thirty Years War: From White Mountain to Nordlingen, 1618-1635 Greenwood Press (2001) ISBN0-313-32028-4
Pursell, C Brennan The Winter King: Frederick V of the Palatinate and the Coming of the Thirty Years' War Ashgate Publishing (2003) ISBN0-7546-3401-9
Black, Jeremy European Warfare, 1494-1660. Routledge Publishing (2002) ISBN0-415-27531-8
Lawrence, R David. The Complete Soldier: Military Books and Military Culture in Early Stuart England, 1603-1645. Brill Academic Publishing. ISBN90-04-17079-0
Josef V. Polišenský/Frederick Snider: War and society in Europe (1618-1648). Bristol: Cambridge University Press, 1978. ISBN978-0-521-21659-3
gonzalo, fernández, córdoba, 1585, 1635, gonzalo, andrés, domingo, fernández, córdoba, december, 1585, february, 1635, main, spanish, military, leaders, during, eighty, years, thirty, years, mantuan, succession, dongonzalo, fernández, córdobaprince, marateaeng. Gonzalo Andres Domingo Fernandez de Cordoba 31 December 1585 16 February 1635 was one of the main Spanish military leaders during the Eighty Years War Thirty Years War 1 2 and the War of the Mantuan Succession 1 DonGonzalo Fernandez de CordobaPrince of MarateaEngraving of Gonzalo Fernandez de CordobaGovernor of the Duchy of MilanIn office 1625 1629MonarchPhilip IV of SpainPreceded byGomez Suarez de FigueroaSucceeded byAmbrosio SpinolaPersonal detailsBorn 1585 12 31 31 December 1585Cabra Province of Cordoba SpainDied16 February 1635 1635 02 16 aged 49 Montalban SpainMilitary serviceAllegianceSpainBattles warsEighty Years War Capture of Maastricht Thirty Years War Battle of Fleurus Palatinate campaign Capture of Bacharach Battle of Wimpfen Battle of Hochst Siege of Heidelberg Capture of Mannheim War of the Mantuan Succession Contents 1 Biography 2 Trivia 3 References 4 External linksBiography editHe was born at Cabra in what is now the Province of Cordoba and was the third son of Antonio Fernandez de Cordoba Cardona y Requesens the Duke of Soma and was great grandchild of his namesake Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba the Great Capitan He was one of the principal commanders in the Catholic alliance under the Imperial general Johann Tserclaes Count of Tilly in the successful battles of Wimpfen and Hochst From 1621 to 1623 he commanded units of the Army of Flanders in the Palatinate and Flanders and defeated the Anglo German Protestant forces in the sieges of Bacharach and Heidelberg and the Dutch at Fleurus In 1624 was awarded the title of the first Prince of Maratea by King Philip IV of Spain and in 1630 he was awarded the title of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire by the Emperor Ferdinand II From 1625 to 1629 he was Governor of the Duchy of Milan 1 In 1628 he took part in the War of the Mantuan Succession When he failed to take Casale and stop the French invasion in 1629 he was called back to Madrid and court martialed 1 He was reinstated a few years later and sent to the Netherlands in 1632 Here he conducted operations on the lower Rhine in the rear of the victorious army of Gustavus Adolphus but he was unable to prevent the Capture of Maastricht by Frederick Henry Prince of Orange He was recalled to Spain in 1633 and died at Montalban in 1635 without having been married and with no issue nbsp Don Goncalo Fernandes de Cordva Series Equestrian Portraits of Generals in the Thirty Years War 2 Trivia editHe is also a character in the novel The Betrothed where Alessandro Manzoni describes the anger of the Milanese populace towards him when he leaves Milan in 1629 References edit a b c d Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba y Cardona Anglesola Real Academia de la Historia a b Print British Museum This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations September 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Guthrie P William Battles of the Thirty Years War From White Mountain to Nordlingen 1618 1635 Greenwood Press 2001 ISBN 0 313 32028 4 Pursell C Brennan The Winter King Frederick V of the Palatinate and the Coming of the Thirty Years War Ashgate Publishing 2003 ISBN 0 7546 3401 9 Black Jeremy European Warfare 1494 1660 Routledge Publishing 2002 ISBN 0 415 27531 8 Lawrence R David The Complete Soldier Military Books and Military Culture in Early Stuart England 1603 1645 Brill Academic Publishing ISBN 90 04 17079 0 Josef V Polisensky Frederick Snider War and society in Europe 1618 1648 Bristol Cambridge University Press 1978 ISBN 978 0 521 21659 3External links editZedlers Universallexicon vol 6 p 652 653 http www grandesp org uk historia gzas cabra htm Government offices Preceded byGomez Suarez de Figueroa 3rd Duke of Feria Governor of the Duchy of Milan1625 1629 Succeeded byAmbrogio Spinola 1st Marquis of the Balbases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba 1585 1635 amp oldid 1219719921, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
