Federico Savelli facts for kids
Federico Savelli (died 19 December 1649) was an important Italian military leader. He was a general who fought in a very big war called the Thirty Years' War. This war involved many countries in Europe in the 1600s.
Biography of a Military Leader
Federico Savelli was born into a noble family in Rome. His father was Bernardino Savelli, and his mother was Lucrezia degli Anguillara.
Savelli began his military career fighting in Hungary for Emperor Rudolph II. Later, Pope Paul V made him a top commander in important Italian cities like Bologna, Ferrara, and the Romagna region. Pope Gregory XV then promoted him to lieutenant general of the Papal States, which were lands ruled by the Pope.
After serving again as commander of Ferrara, Savelli moved to Germany. There, he worked for Emperor Ferdinand II, who appointed him as a chamberlain. This was an important position in the emperor's court.
Savelli later became a favorite of Albrecht von Wallenstein. Wallenstein was a very powerful general during the early parts of the Thirty Years' War. Savelli was given command of a region called Mecklenburg. However, his military career had a difficult moment when the city of Demmin surrendered to Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. Even though his performance wasn't perfect, Emperor Ferdinand II kept him in his service. In 1631, Savelli was sent as an ambassador to the Pope. On January 19, 1635, he received a very high military rank: imperial field-marshal.
When Ferdinand III became emperor, Savelli continued to be a commander in the imperial army. He fought alongside another general named Johann von Werth. Savelli was defeated and captured at the Second Battle of Rheinfelden in 1638. But he managed to escape and was sent back to the Pope's court as an ambassador. During the War of Castro, he was the commander of Perugia. In 1646, he successfully defended the city of Orbetello against a French naval attack.
Federico Savelli passed away in December 1649.
See also
In Spanish: Federigo Savelli para niños
