Ramboldo XIII, Count of Collalto (also Rambaldo; 1575 – 19 November 1630) was an Italian

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commander.

Biography

Born at

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into an ancient noble Venetian family, dating back to the 10th century, he was the son of Venetian general Antonio IV of Collalto. Expelled from the

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, he joined the Imperial Army and reached the rank of colonel. In 1620 he was sent by

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to Hungary, where he opposed very energetically the rebellions led by

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. After being Imperial envoy in

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and

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, he fought in 1623 under Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly on the Rhine and Main and became in 1624 head of the

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. Made a Field Marshal, he received supreme command of the campaign in Northern Italy against Charles Gonzaga of Nevers during the

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. Already very sick, he was not present at the siege and sack of

on 18 July 1630. Charged of conspiring with Venice, he traveled to Vienna to defend himself, but died on the way in Chur, on 19 November 1630.

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