Ottavio Piccolomini

Ottavio Piccolomini
Ottavio Piccolomini
	Portrait of Piccolomini by Anselm van Hulle, Collezione Luca Cristini
Born	11 November 1599; Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Died	11 August 1656 (aged 56); Vienna, Austria
Allegiance	Spain; Holy Roman Empire
Years of service	1616–1656
Rank	Generalfeldmarschall
Battles/wars	Thirty Years' War Battle of the White Mountain (1620); Siege of Breda (1624); Battle of Lützen (1632); Battle of Nördlingen (1634); Siege of Leuven (1635); Crossing of the Somme (1636); Siege of Saint-Omer (1638); Relief of Thionville (1639); Battle of Preßnitz (1641); Battle of Wolfenbüttel (1641); Battle of Breitenfeld (1642) (1642); Siege of Freiberg (1643); Battle of Dachau (1648);
Awards	Order of the Golden Fleece
Spouse(s)	Maria Benigna Francisca of Saxe-Lauenburg

Ottavio Piccolomini, 1st Duke of Amalfi (11 November 1599 – 11 August 1656) was an Italian nobleman whose military career included service as a Spanish general and then as a field marshal of the Holy Roman Empire.

^ Hallwich 1888, pp. 95–103.
^ Bierther 2001, pp. 408–410.

[FOOTNOTEHallwich188895–103-1] Hallwich 1888, pp. 95–103.

[FOOTNOTEBierther2001408–410-2] Bierther 2001, pp. 408–410.

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Ottavio Piccolomini
Portrait of Piccolomini by Anselm van Hulle, Collezione Luca Cristini
Born	(1599-11-11)11 November 1599 Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany^[1]
Died	11 August 1656(1656-08-11) (aged 56) Vienna, Austria^[2]
Allegiance	Spain Holy Roman Empire
Years of service	1616–1656
Rank	Generalfeldmarschall
Battles/wars	Thirty Years' War Battle of the White Mountain (1620) Siege of Breda (1624) Battle of Lützen (1632) Battle of Nördlingen (1634) Siege of Leuven (1635) Crossing of the Somme (1636) Siege of Saint-Omer (1638) Relief of Thionville (1639) Battle of Preßnitz (1641) Battle of Wolfenbüttel (1641) Battle of Breitenfeld (1642) (1642) Siege of Freiberg (1643) Battle of Dachau (1648)
Awards	Order of the Golden Fleece
Spouse(s)	Maria Benigna Francisca of Saxe-Lauenburg