Duke of Alba (governor-general)

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Spanish nobleman governor-general human military commander statesman

The Duke of Alba was a 16th-century Spanish noble and military commander who ruled the Habsburg Netherlands with harsh, repressive measures that helped spark the Dutch Revolt.

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Label Occurrences
Duke of Alba (governor-general) canonical 1
Duke of Alba as captain general of the Spanish forces in the Netherlands 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish nobleman ⓘ
governor-general ⓘ
human ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
allegiance Habsburg Spain ⓘ
House of Habsburg ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fernando Álvarez de Toledo ⓘ
surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba

Iron Duke ⓘ
appointedBy Philip II of Spain ⓘ
birthDate 1507-10-29 ⓘ
birthPlace Crown of Castile ⓘ
Piedrahíta ⓘ
Province of Ávila ⓘ
causeOfHistoricalImpact helped spark and intensify the Dutch Revolt ⓘ
child Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile ⓘ
Spanish monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Monarchy of Spain
deathDate 1582-12-11 ⓘ
deathPlace Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
Tomar ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
familyName Fernando Álvarez de Toledo ⓘ
surface form: Álvarez de Toledo
fullName Fernando Álvarez de Toledo ⓘ
surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel
givenName Fernando ⓘ
houseOrDynasty Álvarez de Toledo family ⓘ
surface form: House of Álvarez de Toledo
languageSpoken Spanish ⓘ
militaryBranch Spanish Army ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
nobleTitle Alba, Duke of Alba ⓘ
surface form: 3rd Duke of Alba

Duke of Alba de Tormes ⓘ
surface form: Duke of Alba
notableEvent Council of Troubles ⓘ
Eighty Years' War ⓘ
surface form: Dutch Revolt

Eighty Years' War ⓘ
notableFor establishing the Council of Troubles in the Netherlands ⓘ
harsh and repressive rule in the Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
notableWork Repression of opposition in the Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Mühlberg ⓘ
Conquest of Tunis (1535) ⓘ
Italian Wars ⓘ
Schmalkaldic War ⓘ
Eighty Years' War ⓘ
surface form: Suppression of the Dutch Revolt
positionHeld Captain General of the Army of Flanders ⓘ
John, Constable of Portugal ⓘ
surface form: Constable of Portugal

Governor-General of the Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
Grandee of Spain ⓘ
Viceroy of Naples ⓘ
reignOrTermEnd 1573 ⓘ
reignOrTermStart 1567 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse María Enríquez de Toledo y Guzmán ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Habsburg Netherlands → notableRuler → Duke of Alba (governor-general) ⓘ
Battle of Jemmingen → commandStructureSpanish → Duke of Alba (governor-general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Alba as captain general of the Spanish forces in the Netherlands