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Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba

1507 - 1582

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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 Alba, Portuguese: Grão Duque de Alba) in Spain and Portugal and as the Iron Duke (Dutch: IJzeren Hertog or shortly 'Alva') in the Netherlands, was a Spanish noble, general and diplomat. Alba achieved notoriety for his actions during the Eighty Years' War in the Spanish Netherlands, where his prolonged military campaigns and harsh repression failed to suppress the Dutch Revolt. Born into a prominent Castilian military family, Alba first distinguished himself in the 1535 conquest of Tunis during the Ottoman-Habsburg Wars as part of a long conflict for predominance over the western Mediterranean Sea. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba has received more than 460,203 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba is the 994th most popular politician (down from 989th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Spain (up from 81st in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Spanish Politician.

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, is most famous for leading the Spanish army in the Netherlands.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba ranks 994 out of 15,577. Before him are Alauddin Khalji, Leo VI the Wise, Maurice, Prince of Orange, Justinian II, Gudea, and John I Tzimiskes. After him are John VIII Palaiologos, Alfonso VI of León and Castile, Randal Cremer, Amadeo I of Spain, Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, and Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1507, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba ranks 1. After him are Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, Jiajing Emperor, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Altan Khan, Jacques Arcadelt, Johannes Sturm, Inés Suárez, Ferrante Gonzaga, Bálint Bakfark, Marie of Baden-Sponheim, and Alvise I Mocenigo. Among people deceased in 1582, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba ranks 3. Before him are Oda Nobunaga and Teresa of Ávila. After him are Wu Cheng'en, Akechi Mitsuhide, Altan Khan, Mori Ranmaru, Takeda Katsuyori, Diego, Prince of Asturias, Charlotte of Bourbon, Oda Nobutada, and Zhang Juzheng.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba ranks 80 out of 2,932. Before him are Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475), Alfonso XII of Spain (1857), Abbas ibn Firnas (810), Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021), José Ortega y Gasset (1883), and Josep Borrell (1947). After him are Alfonso VI of León and Castile (1040), Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528), Al-Zahrawi (936), Ramón Mercader (1913), Isaac Albéniz (1860), and Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1470).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba ranks 23. Before him are Isabella II of Spain (1830), Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784), Louis I of Spain (1707), Muhammad XII of Granada (1459), Alfonso XII of Spain (1857), and Josep Borrell (1947). After him are Alfonso VI of León and Castile (1040), Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528), Peter III of Aragon (1239), Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549), Dolores Ibárruri (1895), and Roderic (688).

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