Alessandro Maffei
Italian field marshal lieutenant
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Alessandro Ferdinando Maffei[1] (3 October 1662, Verona – 1 January 1730, Munich) was an Italian Lieutenant General of Infantry in the service of the Electorate of Bavaria. He was the brother of the Italian writer and archaeologist Francesco Scipione.
Alessandro Ferdinando Maffei | |
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Alessandro Scipione | |
Portrait of Maffei by Joseph Vivien | |
| Born | October 3, 1662 |
| Died | January 1, 1730 (aged 67) |
| Relatives | Francesco Scipione Maffei (brother) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | |
Branch | Bavarian Army |
Service years | 1683–1730 |
Rank | Lieutenant Field Marshal |
Conflicts | |
De Maffei was born at Verona. After entering the army of Bavaria in 1683 he was wounded at the Siege of Mongatz in 1687; he was later promoted to Colonel in 1696.[2]
During the War of the Spanish Succession he served as the second in command at the Battle of Schellenberg in 1704. In 1706 he led a brigade at the Battle of Ramillies against the Allied forces under the command of the Duke of Marlborough. After being taken prisoner, he became involved in abortive negotiations for peace.
In 1717 he contributed to the victory over the Turks at the Siege of Belgrade in the Austro-Turkish War and was subsequently made Field Marshal Lieutenant of the Holy Roman Empire. He died in Munich in 1730.[2]
Works
- Maffei, A. (1740). Memoires: Contenant une exacte description de plusieurs des plus fameuses Expeditions militaires de notre Siécle. 1. Memoires: Contenant Une exacte Description de plusieurs des plus fameuses Expeditions militaires de notre Siécle (in French). Neaulme.