Ambrogio Spinola 1st Marquis of the Balbases Politician

Don Ambrogio Spinola Doria, 1st Marquis of the Balbases, Grandee of Spain, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece and of the Order of Santiago, (Genoa, 1569 – Castelnuovo Scrivia, 25 September 1630) was a Genoese aristocrat who served as a Spanish general, winning a number of important battles for the Spanish Crown. He is often called "Ambrosio" by Spanish speaking people and is considered one of the greatest military commanders of his time and in the history of the Spanish army.

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Ambrogio Spinola 1st Marquis of the Balbases

Birth date	January 01, 1569
Birth place	Genoa , Republic of Genoa
Religion	Catholic Church
Date of death	September 25, 1630
Place of death	Italy

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military operations	Thirty Years' War Siege of Bergen-op-Zoom (1622) Palatinate campaign Siege of Jülich (1621–22) Eighty Years' War War of the Jülich Succession Siege of Ostend Siege of Breda (1624) Siege of Groenlo (1606) Capture of Oppenheim Siege of Aachen (1614) Siege of Lingen (1605)
military command	Captain-General of the Army of Flanders
military rank	Captain general
monarch	Philip IV of Spain
successor	Álvaro de Bazán 2nd Marquis of Santa Cruz