Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
Spanish military tactician and diplomat (1507-1582)
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Spanish military commander who earned the "Iron Duke" nickname for his brutal campaigns in the Netherlands during the 1500s. Served as diplomat and statesman across Europe's bloodiest century.
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Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba, known as the Grand Duke of Alba in Spain and Portugal and as the Iron Duke or shortly 'Alva' in the Netherlands and Belgium, was a Spanish military officer, statesman and diplomat.
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