Carlo Doria

Carlo Doria, 1st Duke of Tursi (1576–1650), was an Italian general who fought for Spain during the War of Mantuan Succession.

Biography

Carlo Doria was the second born son of Giovanni Andrea I Doria.^[1]

In 1595 his father gave him the Palazzo Doria Tursi in the Strada Nuova in Genova.^[2][3] In 1623 he was in command of the Spanish Naval Squadron stuolo or squadra di Genova of Philip IV,^[1] and was an involved in the Relief of Genoa in 1625. He was President of the Council of Italy and commandant of the Spanish fleet in Italy. Later he was Spanish ambassador to Vienna and at the Diet of Regensburg in 1630.^[2] In 1630 he fought and lost the battle of Veillane during the war of Mantuan Succession.^[4]

See also

• Álvaro de Bazán, 2nd Marquis of Santa Cruz#The evolution of the title since the middle of the 17th century

Notes

1. Mulryne 2004, p. 368 (footnote 8 in Notes to Text pp. 344–7).
2. Mulryne 2004, p. 370 (footnote 14 in Notes to Text pp. 348–57).
3. "Palazzo Doria Tursi hosts not only the Lord Mayor’s boardrooms, but also the extension of the Palazzo Bianco Gallery" (Musei di Genova staff 2012)
4. Jaques 2007, p. 85.

References

• Mulryne, James R. (2004), Europa Triumphans: Court and Civic Festivals in Early Modern Europe 2, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., p. 368, 370, ISBN 9780754638735
• Jaques, Tony (2007), Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A-E, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity Through the Twenty-first Century 1, Greenwood Publishing Group, p. 85, ISBN 978-0-313-33537-2
• Musei di Genova staff (2012), Musei di Genova - Musei di Strada Nuova - Palazzo Tursi, Musei di Genova