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Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba (29 October 1507 – 11 December 1582), known as the Grand Duke of Alba (Spanish: Gran Duque de Alba, Portuguese: Grão Duque de Alba) in Spain and Portugal and as the Iron Duke (Dutch: IJzeren Hertog or shortly 'Alva') in the Netherlands, was a Spanish noble, general and diplomat.
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3er duque de Alba was a Spanish soldier and statesman famous for his conquest of Portugal (1580) and notorious for his tyranny as governor-general of the Netherlands (1567–73).
Apr 28, 2022 · Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel (Piedrahita, 29 de octubre de 1507 - Lisboa, 11 de diciembre de 1582), llamado el Gran Duque de Alba, fue un noble, militar y diplomático español, III duque de Alba y de Huéscar, marqués de Coria, conde de Salvatierra y de Piedrahita y señor de Valdecorneja, entre otros títulos, Grande de España y ...
- October 29, 1507
- Escorial, Community of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Piedrahita, Ávila, Spain
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd duke de Alba, (born Oct. 29, 1507, Piedrahita, Old Castile, Spain—died Dec. 11, 1582, Lisbon), Spanish soldier. He commanded Charles V ’s imperial armies to defeat the Schmalkaldic League in 1547, and he served as viceroy of Naples (1556–59).
Famous holders of this dukedom include Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, governor of the Spanish Netherlands (references to "Alba" (or "Alva" in Dutch), particularly in the context of Dutch history, are usually about him), and Doña María del Pilar de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba, a muse of the painter Francisco Goya. When they ...
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba, known as the Grand Duke of Alba in Spain and Portugal and as the Iron Duke in the Netherlands, was a Spanish noble, general and diplomat.
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Apr 21, 2020 · Some dynasties are remembered primarily for one member, for good or ill, and such is the legacy of the ‘Iron Duke’, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, the 3rd Duke of Alba (1507-1582). His military genius served King Philip II of Spain very well until he was sent to quell religious and political unrest in the Low…