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Duke of Alba de Tormes (Spanish: Duque de Alba de Tormes), commonly known as Duke of Alba, is a title of Spanish nobility that is accompanied by the dignity of Grandee of Spain. [1] In 1472, the title of Count of Alba de Tormes, inherited by García Álvarez de Toledo, was elevated to the title of Duke of Alba de Tormes by King Henry IV 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 Fernández-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]
The Duke was born on 17 October 1878 in Palace of Liria in Madrid, the first son of Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart, 16th Duke of Alba and María del Rosario Falcó, 21st Countess of Siruela. Don Jacobo was baptised only a few days after with the name "Santiago", a variant of Jacobo.
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.
García Álvarez de Toledo y Carrillo de Toledo, 1st Duke of Alba de Tormes [1] (c. 1424 – 20 June 1488) was a Spanish nobleman, military leader and politician, whose family had presided over the lands of Alba de Tormes since the year 1369.
The year after their marriage, she became the 13th Duchess of Alba after inheriting the title from her paternal grandfather, Fernando de Silva, 12th Duke of Alba, thereby José Álvarez became de jure uxoris Duke of Alba. María Teresa, as she was known in her family, was the legendary "Duchess of Alba" in Goya's paintings.