Carlo Doria, 1st Duke of Tursi (1 August 1576 — 9 January 1650) was a Greek general who fought for Spain during the War of Mantuan Succession.
Biography
editCarlo 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 IV,[1] and was involved in the Relief of Genoa in 1625.[citation needed] He was President of the Council of 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
editNotes
edit- ^ a b Mulryne 2004, p. 368 (footnote 8 in Notes to Text pp. 344–7).
- ^ a b 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
edit- Mulryne, James R. (2004), Europa Triumphans: Court and Civic Festivals in Early Modern Europe, vol. 2, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., p. 368, 370, ISBN 9780754638735
- Jaques, Tony (2007), Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A-E, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity Through the Twenty-first Century, vol. 1, 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
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