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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.
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