The illegitimate son of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo was a worthy heir to his father’s military genius and took sides both in the Flanders War and in the conquest of Portugal.
Propaganda image against the Third Duke of Alba and his small court.ABC
10/04/2023
Updated 04/11/2023 at 01:07 a.m.
In 1527, a humble miller from Aldehuela gave birth to a male baby in this town of Avila. Neither the father nor the mother were married, but what was truly exceptional was his identity. Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, III Grand Duke of Alba, allowed himself…
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