Alvarez de Toledo, Ferdinand, Duke of Alba, Viceroy of Naples, Governor of the Netherlands

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Epithet: Duke of Alba, Viceroy of Naples, Governor of the Netherlands

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referencedIn 1. "DIARIO di diuerse cose notabili successe nell' ultimo anno del Pontificato di Papa Paolo Quarto Caraffa," from 1 Sept. 1558 to 23 Aug. 1559, f. 1. 2. "Raccolta di tutte le Scritture, che si e potuto hauer cognitione per li successi de Carrafeschi..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn Commissions from Philip II. and the Duke of Alva to François de Halewyn and Jehan de Boischot to negotiate with Queen Elizabeth relative to commerce; 29 Sept. 1573-21 May, 1574. Fr. and Lat. With signatures and seals. British Library
referencedIn RELAZIONE AND LETTER relating to Spain, Milan, Naples and Sicily; circa 1555-1653. Italian. Copies. Table of contents (f. ii), added later. Old signature in pencil 'Tom. CIX' in upper right corner of f. i: identifiable with Mattei MS. 553 (vol. 109 o... British Library
referencedIn COLLECTION of letters, relazioni, and papal instructions relating to the Carafa war and to the papacies of Paul IV (1555-1559) and Sixtus IV (1471-1484); circa 1472-1568. Italian and Spanish. Copies, 17th cent. The first part of the MS. (ff. 3-97v, 1... British Library
creatorOf POLITICAL TRACTS, etc.; 1558-c. 1579, n.d. Partly Latin and French. Copies, except where otherwise described. Partial contents list, f. v. Notes and titles by Beale passim. 1. ff. xvb, 1-9b. Treatise in answer to John Knox, The First Blast of the Tru..., 16th century British Library
referencedIn LETTERS, reports, etc., from the Netherlands, including letters of the Duke of Alva, Francisco de Ybarra, Don Lope Çapata, and others; those in the first two volumes being chiefly addressed to Cardinal de Espinosa, and those in the third chiefly to t..., 1565-1604 British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL letters and papers, chiefly of the royal houses of Spain and Portugal; from 1450 to 1815, viz: 1. Mary, Queen of Aragon [wife of Alphonso V. and daughter of Henry III. of Castile], to Mary, Queen of France [wife of Charles VII.]; dat. Perpen..., 1450-1815 British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL letters and papers of the royal family and nobility of Spain, etc.; 1483-1616. Spanish.1. Isabella of Castile to Don Alfonso de Cordova de la casa de Aguilar; Madrid, 18 Mar. 1483. Signed. f. 1. 2. The same to Don Alfonso de Cardenas, Maestr..., 1483-1616 British Library
referencedIn LETTERS of [Fernando Alvarez], Duke of Alva, to Diego de Espinosa, Cardinal Bishop of Siguença; 1565-1572. Paper. Folio.Philip II of Spain: Official correspondence and papers during his reign: 1556-1598.Netherlands, United Provinces: Official letters..., 1565-1572 British Library
referencedIn FUNERAL ceremonies, performed, chiefly in the Netherlands, in honour of sovereigns and princes; 1497-1720. Fr. The obsequies are described, among others, of-Isabella, of Castille; 1504, f. 16 b;-Philip the Fair, son of the Emperor Maximilian I.; 1506..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL letters relating to Spain and Portugal; 1463-1819; viz.:-1. Juana, Queen of Aragon, to the King of France; 17 Apr. 1463. Catalan. Signed; with seal. f. 1. 2. [Diego Spinola] Cardinal of Siguença to the King of France; Madrid, 3 May, 1569. Sp..., 1463-1819 British Library
creatorOf PAPERS RELATING TO NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN ENGLAND AND SPAIN, mostly concerning trade with the Netherlands; 1556-1594. Partly Latin, Dutch and French. Copies (except for art. 3(f)), 16th cent. Other copies of many of these and other related documents ar..., 1556-1594 British Library
referencedIn AUTOGRAPH letters and signatures of eminent Frenchmen; 1452-1852: 1. Guillaume d'Estouteville, Cardinal Archbishop of Rouen, to Charles VII. of France; Castle of St. Jehan, in Lombardy, 23 Oct. [l452], f. 2 b. 2. [André de Foix, Seigneur de] Asparros..., 1452-1852 British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of relazioni, letters, tracts and orations relating to the Papacy, Spain, France, Venice, the German Empire, Austria, Dalmatia, Turkey, Savoy, Florence, Naples, Genoa, and Ethiopia; circa 1494-1585. Italian, Latin, and Spanis... British Library
creatorOf G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CCXCIX (ff. 274). Miscellaneous papers and correspondence relating to Chesterton, and other papers from the Chesterton papers; 1889-1976, n.d.Contents:1. ff. 1-2v. Extract of entry in Who's Who for George Laval Chesterto..., 1882-1976 British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of relazioni, letters, manifestos, proclamations, and treaties relating to the Papacy, England, Spain and the German Empire, France, Turkey, Cyprus, the Hospitaller Order and the Knights of Malta, Urbino, Austria, Milan, and ... British Library
referencedIn BERNARDO REBUFFO GIUSTINIANI: Dialogue between Philip II and the Duke of Alba concerning Genoa, with other papers relating to Genoa; circa 1575. Italian. Copy, 17th cent. Sacked by Spanish troops in 1522 and captured by the French in 1527, Genoa was ... British Library
referencedIn COLLECTION of letters, relazioni, tracts, papal instructions, and heads of agreement in treaties relating to the Carafa war during the papacy of Paul IV (1555-1559); circa 1536-1560. Italian, Spanish, and Latin. Copies, 17th cent. The MS. relates mai... British Library
referencedIn AUTOGRAPHS of eminent men of the Low Countries, etc., 1425-1825: 1. Jehan de Douvrin, maistre dostel of the Duchess of Burgundy; dat. 4 Feb. [14]85. Fr. f. 1. 2. Jaques de Luxembourg, Seigneur de Fiennes; 24 Oct. 1516. Fr. f. 3. 3. The Imperial Coun..., 1425-1825 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxvi. Feb. 1549-Nov. 1558.includes:ff. 11, 37 Pietro Bertano, Cardinal, Bishop of Fano: Conversations in 1549, 1551, with Charles V.: 19th cent.: Span.: Copy. f. 30 Juan Manrique de Lara, Imperial Envoy to Rome: Instructions to: 1551.: Span.: C... British Library
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Antwerp, Belgium
Bologna, Italy
Cyprus, Asia Minor
Amboyna, Indian Ocean
Netherlands, Europe
Germany, Europe
Netherlands, Europe
Strait of Lepanto, Greece
Bologna, Italy
Freiburg, Germany
Netherlands, Europe
Netherlands, Europe
Spain, Europe
Venice, Italy
Ancona, Italy
Dalmatia, Croatia
Milan, Italy
Germany, Europe
Toledo, Spain
Naples and Sicily, Kingdom of, Italy
Naples and Sicily, Kingdom of, Italy
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland
Upper Alsace, Germany
London, England
Bruges, Belgium
Europe, Europe
Ethiopia, Africa
Genoa, Italy
Pamplona, Spain
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