Iron Duke

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Spanish general human nickname nobleman statesman

Iron Duke is the nickname of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, a formidable 16th-century Spanish general and statesman renowned for his harsh rule in the Netherlands and key role in Habsburg military campaigns.

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Label Occurrences
Iron Duke canonical 4

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish general ⓘ
human ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
commanded Army of Flanders ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile ⓘ
Spanish monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Monarchy of Spain
dateOfBirth 1507-10-29 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1582-12-11 ⓘ
employer Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Habsburg monarchy

Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
familyName Fernando Álvarez de Toledo ⓘ
surface form: Álvarez de Toledo
languageSpoken Spanish ⓘ
memberOf House of Alba ⓘ
militaryBranch Spanish Army ⓘ
militaryRank captain general ⓘ
monarchServed Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Philip II of Spain ⓘ
movement Spanish imperial expansion ⓘ
nickname Iron Duke self-linksurface differs ⓘ
nobleTitle Alba, Duke of Alba ⓘ
surface form: Duke of Alba
notableBattle Battle of Alcântara (1580) ⓘ
Battle of Jemmingen ⓘ
Battle of Mühlberg ⓘ
Battle of St. Quentin ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Saint-Quentin

Siege of Metz ⓘ
notableFor harsh rule in the Netherlands ⓘ
role in Habsburg military campaigns ⓘ
notableWork Council of Troubles in the Netherlands ⓘ
ordinalNumber Alba, Duke of Alba ⓘ
surface form: 3rd Duke of Alba
participatedIn Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Italian Wars ⓘ
Schmalkaldic War ⓘ
placeOfBirth Crown of Castile ⓘ
Piedrahíta ⓘ
Province of Ávila ⓘ
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
Lisbon ⓘ
positionHeld Constable of the Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
Governor of the Duchy of Milan ⓘ
Governor-General of the Netherlands ⓘ
Viceroy of Naples ⓘ
mayor of Castile ⓘ
refersTo Fernando Álvarez de Toledo ⓘ
surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
reputation ruthless enforcer of Habsburg authority in the Low Countries ⓘ

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

Alba, Duke of Alba → alsoKnownAs → Iron Duke ⓘ
subject surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo → nickname → Iron Duke ⓘ
subject surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
Iron Duke → nickname → Iron Duke self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
Duke of Alba (governor-general) → alsoKnownAs → Iron Duke ⓘ