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Georgio Crescia
Georgio Crescia (; ; ) (floruit, fl. 1580s) was an Albanians, Albanian chief and commander in service of the Duke of Parma of Spain during the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), Anglo-Spanish War. In September 1586, Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, Peregrine Bertie, the 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, under Elizabeth I, Queen Elizabeth, commanding an English army, captured Crescia after a duel. Crescia then said in French: "I yield myself to you". Background In 1585, Queen Elizabeth sent forces led by Lord Willoughby to aid the Protestant Netherlanders against their Spanish masters. On the 22nd of September 1586, Lord Willoughby distinguished himself in the Battle of Zutphen. A convoy, commanded by George Crescia under the orders of the Duke of Parma, was passing by. Fighting began and Lord Willoughby, alongside Lord Audley, Sir John Norreis, and Sir Philip Sidney, attacked. The Spaniards had the higher ground and charged upon the English who helped their posit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Parma
The Duke of Parma and Piacenza () was the ruler of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, a List of historic states of Italy, historical state of Northern Italy. It was created by Pope Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) for his son Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, Pier Luigi Farnese. It existed between 1545 and 1802, and again from 1814 to 1859. The Duke of Parma was also Duke of Piacenza, except for the first years of the rule of Ottavio Farnese (1549–1556), and the time of the Napoleonic wars, when the two were established as separate positions held by two different individuals. The Duke of Parma also usually held the title of Duke of Guastalla from 1746 (when Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor occupied the Duchy of Guastalla after the last House of Gonzaga, Gonzaga duke died childless) until 1847 (when the territory was ceded to Duchy of Modena, Modena), except for the Napoleonic era, when Napoleon's sister Pauline Bonaparte, Pauline was briefly Duchess of Guastalla and of Varella. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
