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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 nobleman, general and statesman. He has often been considered the most effective general of his generation, as well as one of the greatest in history. Historian John Lothrop Motley wrote of him "no man had studied military science more deeply, or practiced it more constantly" at his day. He was a royal promoter of military action against France and Protestantism, although he also defended a moral and strategic alliance with England that never realized. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba is the 1,175th most popular politician (down from 963rd in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 76th in 2019) and the 26th 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 1,175 out of 19,576. Before him are Asa of Judah, Nebra, Maximilian II of Bavaria, Ancus Marcius, Emperor Kōmei, and Al-Walid I. After him are Viktor Orbán, Abdullah I of Jordan, Marie Louise d’Orléans, Dagobert I, Balbinus, and Abel, King of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1507, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba ranks 1. After him are Jiajing Emperor, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Jacques Arcadelt, Altan Khan, Johannes Sturm, Ferrante Gonzaga, Inés Suárez, 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 Akechi Mitsuhide, Wu Cheng'en, Mori Ranmaru, Altan Khan, Oda Nobutada, Takeda Katsuyori, Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine, Diego, Prince of Asturias, and Zhang Juzheng.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba ranks 92 out of 3,355. Before him are Muhammad XII of Granada (1459), Abbas ibn Firnas (810), Roderic (688), Juan Gris (1887), Alfonso XII of Spain (1857), and Rafael Benítez (1960). After him are Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475), Joaquín Rodrigo (1901), Vicente del Bosque (1950), Peter III of Aragon (1239), José Ortega y Gasset (1883), and Alfonso VI of León and Castile (1040).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba ranks 26. Before him are Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549), Maria Anna of Spain (1606), Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784), Muhammad XII of Granada (1459), Roderic (688), and Alfonso XII of Spain (1857). After him are Peter III of Aragon (1239), Alfonso VI of León and Castile (1040), Magnus Maximus (335), Alfonso V of Aragon (1396), Dolores Ibárruri (1895), and Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528).

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