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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba	23
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel	5
Álvarez de Toledo	2
3rd Duke of Alba	1
Duke of Alba	1
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo canonical	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 ⓘ
birthDate	1507-10-29 ⓘ
birthPlace	Piedrahíta, Ávila, Crown of Castile ⓘ
child	Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo ⓘ
conflict	Eighty Years' War ⓘ surface form: Dutch Revolt Eighty Years' War ⓘ Italian Wars ⓘ Schmalkaldic War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Crown of Castile ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ
deathDate	1582-12-11 ⓘ
deathPlace	Lisbon ⓘ surface form: Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
era	16th century ⓘ
father	García Álvarez de Toledo, 2nd Duke of Alba ⓘ
fullName	Fernando Álvarez de Toledo self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel
governedTerritory	Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
languageSpoken	Spanish ⓘ
militaryRank	Captain General ⓘ
monarchServed	Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ Philip II of Spain ⓘ
mother	Beatriz Pimentel ⓘ
nickname	Iron Duke ⓘ
nobleFamily	House of Alba ⓘ
nobleTitle	Alba, Duke of Alba ⓘ surface form: 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 (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alba, Duke of Alba → name → Fernando Álvarez de Toledo ⓘ

subject surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba

Alba, Duke of Alba → name → Fernando Álvarez de Toledo ⓘ

subject surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba

this entity surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel

Alba, Duke of Alba → title → Fernando Álvarez de Toledo ⓘ

subject surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba

this entity surface form: 3rd Duke of Alba

William I of Orange → opponent → Fernando Álvarez de Toledo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Duke of Alba

House of Alba → notableMember → Fernando Álvarez de Toledo ⓘ