Torquato Conti ( 1591 -- 1636 ) served as a General-Field Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years ' War , where his cruelty earned him the nickname `` The Devil '' .
Torquato Conti ( 1591 -- 1636 ) served as a General-Field Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years ' War . His cruelty earned him the nickname `` The Devil '' .