Paolo Spinola, 3rd Marquis of the Balbases
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Paolo Spinola, 3rd Marquis of the Balbases, 3rd Duke of San Severino and Sesto, was a Spanish noble and diplomat.

He was the son of Filippo Spinola, 2nd Marquis of Los Balbases
Filippo Spinola, 2nd Marquis of Los Balbases
Filippo Spinola, 2nd Marquis of Los Balbases, , was a Grandee of Spain, duke of San Severino, a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, General of the Spanish Army and President of the Council of Flanders....

 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 - 1670 when he was replaced by Gaspar Téllez-Girón, 5th Duke de Osuna
Gaspar Téllez-Girón, 5th Duke de Osuna
Gaspar Téllez-Girón, 5th Duke de Osuna , 5th Marquess of Peñafiel, 9th Count of Ureña and other lesser titles, was a Spanish general and a Grandee of Spain, title bestowed by king Philip II of Spain on 5 February 1562 when Pedro Téllez-Girón y de la Cueva, 5th Count of Ureña, a.k.a...

.

He was Spanish ambassador in Vienna (1670–1676) and Paris (1677).

In 1653, he married Anna Colonna (daughter of Marcantonio V Colonna
Marcantonio V Colonna
Marcantonio V Colonna was an Italian nobleman of the Colonna family and Prince of Paliano.Colonna was the son of Don Filippo I Colonna, Prince of Paliano and his wife, Lucrezia Tomacelli...

) in Rome. Their children were:
  • Isabella Spinola (died 1700), married Francesco María Spínola, 3rd Duke of San Pietro in Galatina.
  • Teresa Antonia Spinola, born 23 October 1659, married Martín Domingo de Guzmán, 4. marqués de Montealegre.
  • Felipe Antonio Spinola, 4th Marquis of the Balbases, (1665–1721), Viceroy of Sicily, married Isabel Maria de la Cerda, (1667–1708), daughter of Juan Francisco Tomás de la Cerda, 8th Duke de Medinaceli.
  • Luisa Spinola, married Gregorio Januario de Bracamonte y Bracamonte.
  • Antonia Spínola (died 1744), married Marino Francesco Caracciolo, 5th prínce of Avelli.

Further reading

  • http://www.geneall.net/I/per_page.php?id=106118
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Knights_of_the_Golden_Fleece
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