Siege of Knodsenburg
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The siege of Knodsenburg, Relief of Knodzenburg or also known as Battle of the Betuwe was a military action that took place during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War at a sconce known as
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma by Otto van Veen
Francis Vere - by William Faithorne
Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange from Emanuel van Meteren's Historien der Nederlanden
Alexander Farnese was an Italian noble and military leader, who was Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1586 to 1592, as well as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1578 to 1592. Nephew to Ki
Siege of Knodsenburg
…Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War at a sconce known as Knodsenburg in the district of Nijmegen. A siege by a Spanish army under the command of the Duke of Parma took place from 15 to 25 July 1591. The fort was defended by the Dutch Republic's commander Gerrit de Jong and his company which was then subsequently…
Portrait of the Prince when he was 15 by Sofonisba Anguissola, 1560
The Siege of Maastricht in 1579
Parma's bridge-of-boats over the Scheldt in 1585.
Alexander Farnese was made responsible for the failure of the Armada which marked the beginning of the end of his brilliant career.