Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The dukedom of Alba de Tormes is one of the most significant noble titles of Spain and gives its name to the House of Alba.Over the centuries, members of three distinct family dynasties have held the title in succession – the House of Álvarez de Toledo [], the House of Silva (extinct in 1802) and the House of Fitz-James Stuart, which descends from an illegitimate son of King James II of ...
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba (29 October 1507 – 11 December 1582), known as the Grand Duke of Alba (Spanish: Gran Duque de Alba, Portuguese: Grão Duque de Alba) in Spain and Portugal and as the Iron Duke (Dutch: IJzeren Hertog) or shortly 'Alva' in the Netherlands, was a Spanish nobleman, general and statesman.
Carlos Fitz-James Stuart y Martínez de Irujo, [a] 19th Duke of Alba, GE (né Martínez de Irujo y Fitz-James Stuart; [1] born 2 October 1948), is a Spanish aristocrat. He is the head of the House of Alba , one of the most prominent families of the Spanish nobility .
In 1802, María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba, died without any issue and her titles were inherited by a relative, Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart, 14th Duke of Alba. Thus, the dukedom of Alba passed to the senior branch of the House of Fitz-James Stuart, which took over the patrimony of the House of Alba. [citation needed]
Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Ventimiglia, 15th Duke of Alba, GE (3 June 1821, Palermo, Sicily – 10 July 1881, Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish nobleman. He was a brother-in-law of Napoleon III through his wife , sister of Empress Eugenie .
The 16th Duke of Alba aged 11 in uniform of the War of Africa, 1860. He was born at Madrid, the only son of Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 15th Duke of Alba.His mother María Francisca was the daughter of Cipriano de Palafox y Portocarrero, Duke of Peñaranda, and sister of Eugénie de Montijo, Empress of the French.
He became the 14th Duke of Alba in 1802 following the death of the childless 13th Duchess of Alba — he thus became a Grandee of Spain on ten counts. The 14th Duke of Alba's wife, Rosalía Ventimiglia y Moncada (1798–1868). Sculpture by Lorenzo Bartolini (1777–1850), Madrid, Fundación Casa de Alba, Palacio de Liria. They had three children :
When Antonio became the new Duke of Alba, he was a staunch supporter of the King's powerful illegitimate brother, John Joseph of Austria. He became Mayordomo mayor of King Charles II of Spain in 1667, a member of the Councils of State and War in 1674 and President of the Council of Italy in 1677 [1].