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.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Spanish nobleman → governor-general → human → military commander → statesman →
allegiance	Habsburg Spain → House of Habsburg →
alsoKnownAs	Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba → Iron Duke →
appointedBy	Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED →
birthDate	1507-10-29 →
birthPlace	Crown of Castile NERFINISHED → Piedrahíta → Province of Ávila →
causeOfHistoricalImpact	helped spark and intensify the Dutch Revolt →
child	Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo →
countryOfCitizenship	Crown of Castile NERFINISHED → Monarchy of Spain →
deathDate	1582-12-11 →
deathPlace	Kingdom of Portugal → Tomar →
era	16th century →
familyName	Álvarez de Toledo →
fullName	Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel →
givenName	Fernando →
houseOrDynasty	House of Álvarez de Toledo →
languageSpoken	Spanish →
militaryBranch	Spanish Army →
militaryRank	general →
nobleTitle	3rd Duke of Alba → Duke of Alba →
notableEvent	Council of Troubles → 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 → Suppression of the Dutch Revolt →
positionHeld	Captain General of the Army of Flanders → 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 (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Habsburg Netherlands →	notableRuler