Francisco de Melo

For the Portuguese writer, see Dom Francisco Manuel de Mello.
Francisco de Melo
Francisco de Melo as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands.
Born1597 (1597)
Estremoz, Portugal
Died18 December 1651(1651-12-18) (aged 53–54)
Madrid, Spain
AllegianceSpain
Branch Spanish Army
Service years1638–1645
RankCaptain General
ConflictsThirty Years' War
Catalan Revolt

Dom Francisco de Melo (1597 – 18 December 1651) was a Portuguese nobleman who served as a Spanish general during the Thirty Years' War.

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