Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares
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Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel, 1st Duke of Sanlúcar, 3rd Count of Olivares, GE, known as the Count-Duke of Olivares (taken by joining both his countship and subsequent dukedom) (6 January 1587[1] – 22 July 1645), was a Spanish royal favourite (Spanish: valido) of Philip IV and minister. Appointed as Grandee on 10 April 1621, a day after the ending of the Twelve Years' Truce to January 1643, he over-exerted Spain in foreign affairs and unsuccessfully attempted domestic reform. His policy of committing Spain to recapture Holland led to a renewal of the Eighty Years' War while Spain was also embroiled in the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). In addition, his attempts to centralise power and increase wartime taxation led to revolts in Catalonia and in Portugal, which brought about his downfall.
The Count-Duke of Olivares | |
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Valido of the King of Spain | |
In office 25 January 1622 – 23 January 1643 | |
Monarch | Philip IV |
Preceded by | Baltasar de Zúñiga |
Succeeded by | Luis de Haro |
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Born | (1587-01-06)6 January 1587 Rome, Papal States |
Died | 22 July 1645(1645-07-22) (aged 58) Toro, Spain |
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