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    Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba (29 October 1507 – 11 December 1582), known as the Grand Duke of Alba (Spanish: Gran Duque de...
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    Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo y Enríquez de Guzmán, 4th Duke of Alba, Grandee of Spain (in full, Spanish: Don Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo y Enríquez de Guzmán...
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  • Duarte Fernando Álvarez de Toledo Portugal (c.1620 – 25 June 1671) was a Spanish nobleman, military and statesman, Grandee of Spain, 7th Count of Oropesa...
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    Alba de Tormes in 1472) Don García Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Duke of Alba Don Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, 2nd Duke of Alba Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd...
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    Alba de Tormes since the year 1369. He was the son of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Count of Alba de Tormes and of Mencía Carrillo de Toledo, Lady...
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    Pedro Álvarez de Toledo y Zúñiga (13 July 1484 – 21 February 1553) was a Spanish politician. The first effective Spanish viceroy of Naples, in 1532–1552...
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    Bierzo. The Duke of Alba, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, was his first cousin. Among his many siblings was Eleonora of Toledo, wife of Cosimo I, Grand Duke...
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    Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo y Enríquez, 2nd Duke of Alba (in full, Spanish: Don Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo y Enríquez de Quiñones, segundo Duque de Alba de Tormes...
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    Prince of Asturias, Portuguese prince (b. 1575) December 11 – Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, Spanish general (b. 1507) Date unknown: Wu...
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    Fernando de Silva y Álvarez de Toledo, 12th Duke of Alba (27 October 1714 – 15 November 1776), was a Spanish politician and general who was Prime Minister...
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    Antonio Álvarez de Toledo y Beaumont, 5th Duke of Alba, Grandee of Spain, (in full, Spanish: Don Antonio Álvarez de Toledo y Beaumont de Navarra, quinto...
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    capitulation of the city of Granada. During the 16th century, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, was given the title of governor general of...
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  • Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Portugal, 6th Count of Oropesa, and Mencía María Alfonso-Pimentel y Zúñiga. Her brother was Duarte Fernando Álvarez de Toledo...
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  • Fernando de Toledo (c. 1528–1591) was a Spanish nobleman. He was the illegitimate and first son of Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, "The...
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  • gallerist and art activist Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507–1582), Spanish noble, officer and diplomat Fernando Álvarez Monje (born 1968), Mexican...
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    Francisco Álvarez de Toledo (Oropesa, 10 July 1515 – Escalona, 21 April 1582), also known as The Viceroyal Solon, was an aristocrat and soldier of the...
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    Schmalkaldic War (category Articles with German-language sources (de))
    forces directly loyal to Charles fighting under the command of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba. In the course of the Lutheran Reformation numerous...
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  • Álvarez de Toledo y Portugal. The heir to all the titles in the family was his brother Pedro, but he decided to become a clergyman, and Don Fernando became...
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    his flock. In 1573 he was called by Philip II to succeed the Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba as governor of the Spanish Netherlands, then...
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  • the only son of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo Mendoza, VI Duke of Alba, and his first wife, Antonia Enríquez de Ribera Álvarez de Toledo, IV Marchioness...
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    of Castile. The practical lessons in warfare were overseen by Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba during the Italian Wars. Philip was present...
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    failed to capture the city of Groningen. Louis was driven away by Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba and defeated at the Battle of Jemmingen (also known...
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    Empire of Charles V (category Articles with German-language sources (de))
    Spaniards (Hugo of Moncada, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, Antonio de Guevara, Francisco de los Cobos y Molina, Alfonso de Valdés), Italians (Mercurino...
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    de Tormes, with the first record of Jewish presence dating to 1140 AD. The community thrived until the 1492 expulsion of the Jews. Fernando Álvarez de...
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    by Philip from Charles and his Burgundian forebears) prompted Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba to conduct a military expedition to restore...
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  • Duarte Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Viceroy of Navarra, Valencia and Sardinia and President of the Consejo de las Órdenes. His grandfather Fernando was a...
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    mediation. In 1565, Catherine met with Philip II's chief minister Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba at Bayonne in hopes of arranging a marriage...
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    Montgomery. When the news reached the Spanish headquarters, Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba, Governor-General of the Spanish Netherlands, and...
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    situation in the Netherlands, would dispatch his loyal general Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, or Alva (also known as "The Iron Duke"), to...
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    Tribunal de los Tumultos, or French: Conseil des Troubles) was the special tribunal instituted on 9 September 1567 by Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke...
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