Othon Henri del Caretto, Marquis of Savona

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Othon Henri del Caretto or del Carretto, Marquis of Grana (1629 - Mariemont, Hainaut June 15, 1685) was an Imperial Army commander and political figure.

Descendant from an old Italian noble family, he was titular Margrave of Savona, Marquis of Grana, Count of Millesimo, etc.
He became instantly famous when , on August 11, 1675 in the Battle of Konzer Brucke, he engaged the right flank on exactly the right moment against the French under François de Créquy, inflicting a severe defeat. On the battlefield a Grana-memorial was erected in 1892.

He became a Knight of the Golden Fleece in 1678, Field Marshal of the Empire, Imperial embassador in Madrid and General Captain and Governor of the Spanish Netherlands in April 1682.

He married on July 31, 1667 Maria Theresia von Herberstein (Graz 1641 - Brussels 1682), widow of Franz Adam Graf von Losenstein.

They had two daughters :

After the death of his first wife, Othon Henri married on June 10, 1683 Maria Theresa d’Arenberg (1666 - 1716), sister of his son-in-law.

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Preceded by
Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma
Governor of the Spanish Netherlands
1682-1685
Succeeded by
Francisco Antonio de Agurto, Marquis of Gastañaga