Antonio Alvarez de Toledo and Beaumont ( 1568 - January 29, 1639 ) - the Grand of Spain, the 5th Duke of Alba , the 2nd Duke of Huescar , the 6th Marquis de Coria and the 5th Earl of de Salvierrara de Termes ( 1583 - 1639 ), 6th Earl of Lerin and Constable of Navarre ( 1588 - 1639 ), Mayor of the King of Spain Philip IV ( 1629 - 1639 ), Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece ( 1599 ).
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 Antonio Alvarez de Toledo and Beaumont, 5th Duke of Alba | |||||||
 Coat of arms of the Dukes de Alba from the house of Alvarez de Toledo | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Fadrique Alvarez de Toledo | ||||||
| Successor | Fernando Alvarez de Toledo | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Briand de Beaumont | ||||||
| Successor | Fernando Alvarez de Toledo | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Antonio Zapata and Cisneros | ||||||
| Successor | Fernando Athan de Ribera and Telles Giron , 3rd Duke of Alcalá | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Juan Hurtado de Mendoza de la Vega and the Moon, Duke del Infantado | ||||||
| Successor | Gomez de Mendoza and Manricue, Count de Castroheris | ||||||
| Birth | 1568 | ||||||
| Death | January 29, 1639 | ||||||
| Kind | Dukes of Alba | ||||||
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| Father | Diego Alvarez de Toledo and Henriques de Guzmán | ||||||
| Mother | Briand de Beaumont | ||||||
| Spouse | Mancia de Mendoza | ||||||
| Children | son: Fernando daughters: Maria and Anna | ||||||
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Biography
The son of Diego Alvarez de Toledo (1541-1583) and Briand Beaumont (1540-1588), daughter and heiress of Luis de Beaumont (d. 1565), 4th Earl of Lerin and 3rd Marquis of Huescar (1530-1565) from a marriage with Aldonsoy Folk de Cardona . The grandson of the famous Spanish commander Fernando Alvarez de Toledo , 3rd Duke de Alba.
In December 1583, after the death of his childless uncle Fadrique Alvarez de Toledo ( 1537 - 1583 ), the 4th Duke of Alba ( 1582 - 1583 ), Antonio Alvarez de Toledo inherited the titles of Duke de Alba, Duke de Huescar , Marquis de Coria and others.
In 1588, after the death of his mother Briand de Beaumont, Antonio Alvarez de Toledo received the hereditary titles of Count Lerin and Constable Navarre .
In 1599, the King of Spain Philip III (1598-1621) awarded him the Order of the Golden Fleece .
From 1622 to 1629, Antonio Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba , served as Viceroy of Naples in Italy. In this position, he faced the war for the Valtellina Valley ( 1620 - 1626 ), crop failure and rising food prices in 1624 , an earthquake in Naples in 1626 (10 thousand people died as a result), frequent raids by Turkish corsairs and constant economic requisitions from the Count-Duke de Olivares .
In 1629, King Philip IV (1621-1640) appointed him his mayor, that is, the head of the royal court.
Family and Children
He was married to Mancia de Mendoza, daughter of Don Inigo Lopez de Mondos y Pimentel ( 1536 - 1601 ), 5th Duke del Infantado ( 1566 - 1601 ). Their kids:
- Fernando Alvarez de Toledo ( 1595 - 1667 ), 6th Duke of Alba and 3rd Duke of Huescar ( 1639 - 1667 )
- Maria Alvarez de Toledo
- Anna Alvarez de Toledo
Sources
- Hobbs, Nicolas (2007). Grandes de España (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 25, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2008.
- Instituto de Salazar y Castro. Elenco de Grandezas y Titulos Nobiliarios Españoles (in Spanish). periodic publication.