Francisco Verdugo
Francisco Verdugo, Spanish military commander in the Dutch Revolt, (born in 1537 in Talavera de la Reina, province of Toledo, died in Luxembourg, 1595), became Maestre de Campo General, in the Spanish Netherlands. He was also the last Spanish Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe and Overijssel between 1581 and 1594.
Don Francisco Verdugo | |
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A portrait of Francisco Verdugo engraved by Hillebrant van Wouw | |
| Born | 1537 Talavera de la Reina |
| Died | 22 September 1595 (aged 57–58) Antwerp |
| Allegiance | Spanish Habsburg |
| Service/ | Army of Flanders |
| Years of service | 1566–1595 |
| Rank | Maestre de Campo |
| Commands held | Governor and Captain-General of Friesland and Groningen |
| Battles/wars | Battle of St. Quentin (1557) Siege of Haarlem (1572–73) Battle of Noordhorn (1581) Battle of Boksum (1586) Battle of Zutphen (1586) Reduction of Groningen (1594) |
| Other work | Commentario de la guerra de Frisa |
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