Portrait of Marcantonio II Colonna (Civita Lavinia, 1535 - Medinaceli, August 1, 1584); III Duke and I prince of Paliano, admiral, general and vicero
Portrait of Marcantonio II Colonna (Civita Lavinia, 1535 - Medinaceli, August 1, 1584); III Duke and I prince of Paliano, admiral, general and viceroy of Sicily. Commander of the Spanish cavalry and general captain of the army. In 1570 he was appointed captain general of the pontifical fleet of Pope Pius V and captain general of the fleet led by Don Juan of Austria to face the Ottoman Turks during the Battle of Lepanto. History of Philip II of Spain. Old engraving published in Historia de Felipe II by H. Forneron, in 1884
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