Carlos de Gurrea, Duke of Villahermosa
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Carlos de Gurrea Aragón y Borja (1634 — 1692), 9th Duque de Villahermosa was a Spanish nobleman, viceroy and governor.
He was Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1675 and 1677. During his reign Spanish autority over the Southern Netherlands was nominal. France and the Dutch Republic could fight the Battle of Cassel (1677) and the Battle of Saint-Denis (1678) on it's territory without any significant Spanish contribution.
In 1678 he became a knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece.
He was Viceroy of Catalonia between 1688 and 1690.
He married in 1656 with Maria Enriquez de Guzman y Cordova (died 1695). They had no children.
Preceded by Juan Domingo de Zuñiga y Fonseca |
Governor of the Spanish Netherlands 1675-1677 |
Succeeded by Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma |