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Biography

In 1693, he was granted the title of prince by King

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. He took part in the

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(1701–1714) on the side of the young French-born Prince, later King

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against his opponent

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of the

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. He fought in the

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campaign during 1704, during which he advanced along the left bank of the

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, conquering Portalegre and consolidating the

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region, while the young Philip and

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advanced along the right bank of the river. In 1705, there was a conspiracy in which Diego Dávila Mesía y Guzmán,

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, sided with Charles of Austria. Alberto Octavio warned the central authorities. For this assistance, Philip V of Spain bestowed upon him in 1706 the title of

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, a title which included the privilege of remaining covered or seated in the presence of royalty. Antonio Octavio served as

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in 1706–1709 and as Captain General of Aragon in 1711–1714. In 1714, he was appointed Captain General of

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, replacing FitzJames. He died in

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the following year.

References

*''El primer capitán general de Cataluña, marqués de Castelrodrigo (1715-1721) y el control del austracismo'' by Enrique Giménez López, in ''Los Borbones : dinastía y memoria de nación en la España del siglo XVIII : (Actas del coloquio internacional celebrado en Madrid, mayo de 2000), 2002, , pags. 401-422''

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20090328151227/http://www.ejercito.mde.es/organizacion/mrpir/historia.html *http://www.ejercito.mde.es/Unidades/es/unidades/Barcelona/ige/Historia/dep *http://www.mcu.es/archivos/CE/ExpoVisitVirtual/visitas/aragon/fondos/contenido.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20180707172934/http://www.spanishsuccession.nl/armies/spanish_netherlands_cavalry.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Tserclaes de Tilly, Alberto Octavio 1646 births 1715 deaths Grandees of Spain Spanish generals Spanish people of Dutch descent Spanish people of Flemish descent Spanish army commanders in the War of the Spanish Succession Viceroys of Navarre T'Serclaes Knights of the Golden Fleece of Spain