Person

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba

Also known as Duke of Alba

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, was a Spanish general and statesman. As governor of the Netherlands from 1567 he carried out harsh repression of the Dutch revolt. Accounts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth cite his terror as a contrast to the religious tolerance established by the Warsaw Confederation of 1573.

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
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Polish-Lithuanian CommonwealthImpactKingdom of NavarreMilitary, DeclineDutch RepublicFoundation

Mentioned in 2 state histories

County of HorneSpanish Netherlands

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