Nicolas Basta

Nikollë Basta was an Albanian[1][2] Epirote[3] (fl. 1580s) military commander in service of the Spanish[4] and Italian[5] forces of Netherlands under the Duke of Alba in 1567.[6] His father Demetrius Basta had served in the House of Austria in 40 years. Basti was probably related to Giorgio Basta. The Duke of Parma was much impressed with Bastas fighting in the region of La Fére[7] that he honored him by sending him to the Assistance of the Elector of Cologne.

Nicolas Basta
AllegianceDuke of Parma, Duke of Alba
Service/branchImperial Army
RankGeneral
Battles/warsLong War
AwardsAssistance of the Elector of Cologne
RelationsBrother of Giorgio Basta

References
  1. Bayle, Pierre; Desmaizeaux, Pierre; Tricaud, Anthelme; Gaudin, Alexis (1739). The dictionary historical and critical of Mr. Peter Bayle. Printed for J. J. and P. Knapton; D. Midwinter; J. Brotherton; A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch ... [and 25 others]. p. 673.
  2. Thou, Jacques-Auguste de (1734). Histoire universelle de Jacque-Auguste de Thou depuis 1543 jusqu'en 1607, traduite sur l'édition latine de Londres (in French).
  3. Histoire des comtes de Flandre depuis l'établissement de ses souverains jusques à présent (in French). Chez Ignace Van der Hey. 1733.
  4. Montpleinchamp, Jean Chrysostôme Bruslé de (1870). Histoire de l'archidue Albert, gouverneur général puis prince souverain de la Belgique (in French). Société de l'histoire de Belgique.
  5. Bentivoglio, Guido. The compleat history of the warrs of Flanders written in Italian by the learned and famous Cardinall Bentivoglio ; Englished by the Right Honorable Henry, Earl of Monmouth ; the whole work illustrated with many figures of the chief personages mentioned in this history. p. 344. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  6. des Pays-Bas (1596-1598), [p. 32] Publications Anversoises relatives aux campagnes de l'archiduc Albert, gouverneur-général (1925). De Gulden Passer. Jaargang 3 · dbnl (in Dutch). De Gulden Passer. Jaargang 3.
  7. Sismondi, Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde de (1836). Histoire des Français (in French). Treuttel et Würtz.


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