Torquato Conti | |
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Duke of Guadagnolo | |
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Other titles | Field Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire, Gonfalonier of the Church |
Born | 1591 Rome |
Died | 6 June 1636 Ferrara | (aged 44–45)
Wife | Felice Sassatelli-Bevilacqua |
Father | Lotario Conti, Duke of Poli |
Mother | Clarice Orsini |
Torquato Conti (1591–1636) was an Italian military commander who served as a General-Field Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War. His barbarous treatment of defenceless villagers earned him the nickname, The Devil. He later became a nobleman and was made Duke of Guadagnolo and Gonfalonier of the Church by Pope Urban VIII.