Paolo Spinola, 3rd Marquis of the Balbases

Paolo Spinola (24 February 1628 - 24 December 1699), 3rd Marquis of the Balbases and 3rd Duke of San Severino and Sesto, was a Spanish nobleman of Italian descent and a diplomat.

Biography

Spinola was born in 1628, the son of Filippo Spinola, 2nd Marquis of Los Balbases and Geronima Doria. His grandfather was the famous Italian-Spanish general and banker Ambrogio Spinola.

Paolo was Governor of the Duchy of Milan during 1668 and 1670 after which he was replaced by Gaspar Téllez-Girón, 5th Duke de Osuna.

He was Spanish ambassador to Vienna between 1670 and 1676 and then to Paris in 1677.

Family

In 1653, he married Anna Colonna (daughter of Marcantonio V Colonna, Prince of Paliano) in Rome. Their children were:[1]

References

  1. Gene-all: Spinola