Who was the "king's engineer" to the  King of Portugal, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia and Duke of Milan?
Tibúrcio Spannocchi Tiburzio Spannocchi (1541–1609) (also Spanucchi, Spanochi, Spanoqui, Hispanochi etc.) was "king's engineer" to Philip II of Spain and subsequently to Philip III of Spain. He was named "Chief Engineer" in 1601.
Alfredo Nobre da Costa Alfredo Jorge Nobre da Costa, (Lisbon, Lapa, 10 September 1923 — Lisbon, 4 February 1996), commonly known just by Nobre da Costa (] ), was a Portuguese engineer and politician.