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Ambrogio Spinola
Ambrogio Spinola Doria, 1st Marquess of Los Balbases and 1st Duke of Sesto (1569 – 25 September 1630) was an Italian condottiero and nobleman of the Republic of Genoa, who served as a Spanish general and won a number of important battles.
House of Spinola
The House of Spinola, or Spinola family, was a leading Italian political family centered in the Republic of Genoa.
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