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.
Mariemont, Belgium
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, Hainaut June 15, 1685) was an Imperial
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Army commander and political figure.
Descendant from an old Italian noble family, he was titular Margrave
Margrave
A margrave or margravine was a medieval hereditary nobleman with military responsibilities in a border province of a kingdom. Border provinces usually had more exposure to military incursions from the outside, compared to interior provinces, and thus a margrave usually had larger and more active...
of Savona
Savona
Savona is a seaport and comune in the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea....
, Marquis of Grana, Count of Millesimo
Millesimo
Millesimo is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 km west of Genoa and about 25 km northwest of Savona...
, etc.
He became instantly famous when , on August 11, 1675 in the Battle of Konzer Brucke
Battle of Konzer Brucke
The Battle of Konzer Brücke was fought as part of the Franco-Dutch War on 11 August 1675 and resulted in an Imperial victory.-Prelude:...
, he engaged the right flank on exactly the right moment against the French under François de Créquy
François de Créquy
François, chevalier de Créquy and marquis de Marines was marshal of France.-Life:He was born in the military Créquy family dating back to the 10th century....
, 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
Governors of the Habsburg Netherlands
The Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands ruled the Habsburg Netherlands as a representative of the Duke of Burgundy .- Habsburg Netherlands :...
in April 1682.
He married on July 31, 1667 Maria Theresia von Herberstein (Graz
Graz
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1641 - Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
1682), widow of Franz Adam Graf von Losenstein.
They had two daughters :
- Maria Enrichetta (ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
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1744) , Margravine of Savona and Marquesses of Grana, Countess of Millesimo, etc., married in Brussels on February 12, 1684 Philippe Charles d'ArenbergPhilippe Charles d'ArenbergPhilippe Charles François, 3rd Duke of Arenberg was also the 9th Duke of Aarschot. He married in 1684 Marie-Henriette d'Alcaretto, marquise of Grana and Savona, Italy....
, 3rd Duke of Arenberg and Duke of Arschot (1663–1691), who was killed in the Battle of SlankamenBattle of SlankamenThe Battle of Slankamen was fought near Slankamen in the Ottoman Sanjak of Syrmia on August 19, 1691 between the Ottoman Empire, and the forces of Austria and states of the Holy Roman Empire as part of the Great Turkish War.The Ottomans had suffered partial military collapse against the Austrians...
. - Maria Gabriella, (ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
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before 1700), married 1690 Charles François de la Barre, Comte d’Erquelinnes et de Olloy, Baron de Hierges.
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.