Fernando Álvarez de Toledo

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Grandee of Spain Spanish nobleman duke general governor military commander

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, was a prominent 16th-century Spanish nobleman and general known for his harsh rule in the Netherlands and key role in the military and political affairs of the Spanish Empire under King Philip II.

Aliases (5)

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba ×62
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel ×4
Álvarez de Toledo ×2
3rd Duke of Alba ×1
Duke of Alba ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Grandee of Spain → Spanish nobleman → duke → general → governor → military commander →
allegiance	Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor → Kingdom of Spain → Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED →
birthDate	1507-10-29 →
birthPlace	Piedrahíta, Ávila, Crown of Castile →
child	Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo →
conflict	Dutch Revolt → Eighty Years' War → Italian Wars → Schmalkaldic War →
countryOfCitizenship	Crown of Castile → Spanish Empire →
deathDate	1582-12-11 →
deathPlace	Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal →
era	16th century →
father	García Álvarez de Toledo, 2nd Duke of Alba →
fullName	Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel →
governedTerritory	Habsburg Netherlands →
languageSpoken	Spanish →
militaryRank	Captain General →
monarchServed	Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor → Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED →
mother	Beatriz Pimentel →
nickname	Iron Duke →
nobleFamily	House of Alba →
nobleTitle	3rd Duke of Alba → Duke of Alba de Tormes →
notableFor	command at the Battle of Mühlberg → command at the Battle of San Quintín → establishment of the Council of Troubles in the Netherlands → harsh rule in the Netherlands → repression of the Dutch Revolt → role in the Italian Wars → role in the Schmalkaldic War → service under Emperor Charles V → service under King Philip II of Spain →
placeOfBurial	Monastery of San Esteban, Salamanca →
positionHeld	Captain General of the Army of Flanders → Councillor of State → Governor of the Duchy of Milan → Governor of the Netherlands → Mayordomo mayor of the King of Spain → Viceroy of Naples →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
spouse	María Enríquez de Toledo y Guzmán →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Duke of Alba (governor-general) ("Álvarez de Toledo") → Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba ("Álvarez de Toledo") →	familyName
Duke of Alba (governor-general) ("Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel") → Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba ("Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel") →	fullName
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba → Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba ("Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel") →	name
Duke of Alba (governor-general) ("Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba") →	alsoKnownAs
Army of Flanders ("Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba") →	commander
Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo ("Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel") →	father
Council of Troubles ("Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba") →	foundedBy
Council of Troubles ("Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba") →	hasChairperson
Italian War of 1542–1546 ("Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba") →	hasCommander
House of Alba ("Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba") →	notableMember
William I of Orange ("Duke of Alba") →	opponent
Governor-General of the Habsburg Netherlands ("Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba") →	positionHeldBy
Iron Duke ("Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba") →	refersTo
María Enríquez de Toledo y Guzmán ("Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba") →	spouse
Margaret of Parma ("Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba") →	succeededBy
Margaret of Parma ("Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba") →	successor
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba ("3rd Duke of Alba") →	title