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 King Philip II of Spain, he served in the Battle of Lepanto and the subsequent campaigns of the Holy League against the Ottoman Empire. He was later appointed general of the Spanish army during the Dutch revolt and its ramifications, serving in Netherlands, France and the Holy Roman Empire until his death in 1592.
An army led by Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma forces Henry IV of France to lift the siege of Paris.
On September 5, in the year 1590, An army led by Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma forces Henry IV of France to lift the siege of Paris. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of September 5, one of 493 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on September 5, 1590 (AD era).
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