Enrique de Guzmán, 2nd Count of Olivares

[2] He later participated in the war in Naples and in the Battle of St. Quentin (1557), where he was wounded in a leg, something he would use for the rest of his life as an excuse to only go where it suited him.

[1] Olivares held many important positions under Philip II of Spain, serving as treasurer of Castile, warden of the Alcázar of Seville, and as Spanish Ambassador to France.

He replied that Spain was the largest and most powerful Catholic empire and contributed to Rome more than any other kingdom and demanded he be allowed to continue using the bell to call his servants.

After this, Olivares began to call his servants by firing a small cannon he placed on the roof of his residence.

[1] After the death of pope Sixtus V, relations with his successor, Gregory XIV, improved dramatically.

During his service in Sicily, Olivares strengthened the coast against Ottoman and berbary pirates attacks, and lead successful raiding on Ottoman ship in the area and, numerous bombing of Tripoli, Misrata, Tunis and Alger for which he was rewarded.

Historians of that time give him high marks for his service in Italy as ambassador and viceroy.