Count Rodolfo Giovanni di Marazzino, also known as Ruldof Morzin,His name is also spelt Rodolfo Giovanni di Marrazzino, and Rudolph von Marzin ('' c.'' 11 November 1585 – 1645) was from an Italian family who served in the Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Empire (which he joined in 1629) during the

Thirty Years War The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an es ...

rising to the rank of Field Marshal. In 1639 he was defeated and captured at the

Battle of Chemnitz The Battle of Chemnitz (14 April 1639) took place near the town of Chemnitz, in what is now eastern Germany, during the Thirty Years' War. Swedish forces under Johan Banér inflicted a crushing defeat on Rodolfo Giovanni Marazzino who commande ...

Assessment

William Guthrie states that Marazzino was "a brave and reliable subordinate, he was poorly suited to independent command and wholly out of his depth against the Swedish commander

Johan Banér Johan Banér (23 June 1596 – 10 May 1641) was a Swedish field marshal in the Thirty Years' War. Early life Johan Banér was born at Djursholm Castle in Uppland. As a four-year-old he was forced to witness how his father, the Privy Councillou ...

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* 1585 births 1645 deaths Military personnel of the Holy Roman Empire {{Italy-mil-bio-stub