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Battle of Alcântara. 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 ...
- Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 29 October 1507, Piedrahíta, Spain
- John, 6th Duke of Braganza
Italian Wars. Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3er duque de Alba (born October 29, 1507, Piedrahita, Old Castile, Spain—died December 11, 1582, Lisbon [Portugal]) 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).
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). As a chief minister to Philip II, Alba became notorious for his ...
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. Alba achieved notoriety for his actions during the Eighty Years' War in the Spanish Netherlands, where his prolonged military campaigns and harsh repression failed to suppress the Dutch Revolt.
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 3 rd 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 Countries, and instead ignited a ...
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May 1, 1984 · Alba was, first and foremost, a soldier, and his military experiences, in North Africa, Italy, Portugal, as well as the Low Countries, rightly form the focus of this book. Maltby knows that wars are not fought in a vacuum, however, so he also seeks to reconstruct the complex political world in which Alba moved.
Fernando Á lvarez de Toledo was born 29 October 1507 at Piedrahita, one of his family's estates. Three years later his father died fighting the Muslims in North Africa, and he was raised by his grandfather, Fadrique, second Duke of Alba, who gave him a military education. His tutors included Juan Bosc á n, who translated Castiglione's The ...
