Ottavio Piccolomini

Ottavio Piccolomini
Ottavio Piccolomini
	Portrait of Piccolomini by Anselm van Hulle, Collezione Luca Cristini
Born	11 November 1599; Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Died	11 August 1656 (aged 56); Vienna, Austria
Allegiance	Spain; Holy Roman Empire
Years of service	1616–1656
Rank	Generalfeldmarschall
Battles/wars	Thirty Years' War Battle of the White Mountain (1620); Siege of Breda (1624); Battle of Lützen (1632); Battle of Nördlingen (1634); Siege of Leuven (1635); Crossing of the Somme (1636); Siege of Saint-Omer (1638); Relief of Thionville (1639); Battle of Preßnitz (1641); Battle of Wolfenbüttel (1641); Battle of Breitenfeld (1642) (1642); Siege of Freiberg (1643); Battle of Dachau (1648);
Awards	Order of the Golden Fleece
Spouse(s)	Maria Benigna Francisca of Saxe-Lauenburg

Ottavio Piccolomini, 1st Duke of Amalfi (11 November 1599 – 11 August 1656) was an Italian nobleman whose military career included service as a Spanish general and then as a field marshal of the Holy Roman Empire.

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