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Francisco de Melo
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Francisco de Melo as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands.
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| Born | ? 1597 Estremoz, Portugal |
| Died | 18 December 1651 (aged 54 or 53) Madrid, Spain |
| Allegiance | Spain |
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 Spanish Army |
| Years of service | 1638–1645 |
| Rank | Captain General |
| Battles/wars | Thirty Years' War Catalan Revolt |
Dom Francisco de Melo (1597 – 18 December 1651) was a Portuguese nobleman who served as a Spanish general during the Thirty Years' War.
Biography
Francisco was born in Estremoz, Portugal. From 1632 to 1636 he had been Spanish ambassador to the Republic of Genoa. In 1638 Francisco was appointed viceroy of Sicily, and two years later he was ambassador in Vienna. He was appointed as an understudy of Marquess of Leganés.
Francisco was marquis of the Portuguese Tor de Laguna, count of Assumar, and, from 1641 to 1644, interim governor of the Southern Netherlands.
When Francisco arrived in the Southern Netherlands, he already had an impressive political career. He scored a victory against Antoine III de Gramont at the Battle of Honnecourt in May 1642.
Francisco was defeated at the Battle of Rocroi in 1643. In August 1644 Francisco returned to Spain and was appointed to the council of state and royal military adviser by Philip IV of Spain.
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| Preceded by Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand |
Governor-General of the Spanish Netherlands 1641–1644 |
Succeeded by Marquis of Castel Rodrigo |
| Preceded by Luis Guillermo de Moncada, 7th Duke of Montalto |
Viceroy of Sicily 1639–1641 |
Succeeded by Juan Alfonso Enríquez de Cabrera |
See also
In Spanish: Francisco de Melo para niños
