S9.com / Biographies /
Alva, Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of(Duke of Alba)
1507 - Born on the 29th of October. A Spanish general and administrator.
1567 - He was appointed as the captain general with full civil and military powers.
1568 - Ordered executions of Count Egmont and Count Horn.
1583 - He died on January at the age of 74, unable to enjoy the honors and rewards of his last expedition.
  | Page last updated: 4:06am, 16th Jan '07 |
Related Books
  |
The Duke of Alba by Henry Kamen (Hardcover - May 11, 2004) Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo, the third duke of Alba (1507-1582), is known to history as "the butcher of Flanders." The general who carried out Philip II's repressive policies in the Netherlands, he...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
 |
  |
The Duke of Alba's Castilian Bible;: A study of the rabbinical features of the miniatures (Figura; Uppsala studies in the history of art) by Carl Otto Nordstrom (Unknown Binding - Jul 24, 1967) |
|
 |
Washington, el Duque de Alba y la Eurotasa. (en el pondo).(impuestos en la Unión Europea)(TT: Washington, Duke of Alba and the Eurotasa.)(TA: taxes for ... Breve): An article from: Epoca by Rubén Manso (Digital - Jul 13, 2001) This digital document is an article from Epoca, published by Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA) on July 13, 2001. The length of the article is 422 words. The page length shown above is... Available for download now |
|
 |
The Duke of Alba's Castilian Bible - A Study of the Rabbinical Features of the Miniatures by Carl-Otto Nordstrom (Hardcover - Jul 24, 1967) |
|
 |
The Duke of Alba by Harold Bloom (Hardcover - Mar 10, 2003) |
|
 |
The great Duke of Alba as a public servant, by Jacobo Stuart Fitz-James y FalcoÌ Alba (Unknown Binding - Jul 24, 2008) |
|
