García Álvarez de Toledo y Carrillo de Toledo, 1st Duke of Alba de Tormes ( – 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.
Biography
He was the son of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Count of
Alba de Tormes and of Mencía Carrillo de Toledo, Lady of Bercimuelle
In 1470 The title of duke was granted to Garcia Alvarez de Toledo.
In 1472, King
Henry IV of Castile
Henry IV of Castile (Spanish language, Castilian: ''Enrique IV''; 5 January 1425 – 11 December 1474), nicknamed the Impotent, was King of Kingdom of Castile, Castile and Kingdom of León, León and the last of the weak late-medieval kings of Ca ...
elevated the County of
Alba de Tormes into a hereditary Duchy.
The first Duke of Alba fought in the
War of the Castilian Succession
The War of the Castilian Succession was the military conflict contested from 1475 to 1479 for the succession of the Crown of Castile fought between the supporters of Joanna 'la Beltraneja', reputed daughter of the late monarch Henry IV of Castil ...
on the side of the future Queen
Isabella I of Castille
Isabella I (; 22 April 1451 – 26 November 1504), also called Isabella the Catholic (Spanish: ''Isabel la Católica''), was Queen of Castile and List of Leonese monarchs, León from 1474 until her death in 1504. She was also Queen of Aragon ...
against her niece,
Juana la Beltraneja.
Marriage and issue
In 1448, he married María Enríquez de Quiñones, daughter of
Fadrique Enríquez, Admiral of Castile, with whom he had 5 sons and 4 daughters.
They had the following children:
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Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, 2nd Duke of Alba
Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo y Enríquez, 2nd Duke of Alba (in full, ) ( – 19 October 1531) was a Spanish nobleman, military leader and politician.
Life and career
He was the eldest son of García Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Duke of Alba, and his ...
(1460–1531)
* Mencía de Toledo, married
Beltrán de la Cueva, 1st Duke of Alburquerque
* Teresa de Toledo, married
Pedro Fernández Manrique, 2nd Count de Osorno
* Francisca Álvarez de Toledo, married
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque
* María de Toledo, married
Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, 2nd Count of Feria
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Gutierre Álvarez de Toledo, Bishop of Plasencia
* García Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Lord of la Orcaiada
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Pedro de Toledo, 1st Lord of Mancera
* Fernando de Toledo, 1st Lord of las Villorias
A granddaughter,
María de Toledo y Rojas, married
Diego Colón, son of
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (; between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italians, Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed Voyages of Christopher Columbus, four Spanish-based voyages across the At ...
.
Ancestry
See also
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House of Alba
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Henry IV of Castile
Henry IV of Castile (Spanish language, Castilian: ''Enrique IV''; 5 January 1425 – 11 December 1474), nicknamed the Impotent, was King of Kingdom of Castile, Castile and Kingdom of León, León and the last of the weak late-medieval kings of Ca ...
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Joanna La Beltraneja
Joanna of Castile, known as ''la Beltraneja'' (28 February 1462 – 12 April 1530), was a claimant to the throne of Castile, and Queen of Portugal as the wife of King Afonso V, her uncle.
Early life
King Henry IV of Castile married Joan o ...
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Isabella I of Castile
Isabella I (; 22 April 1451 – 26 November 1504), also called Isabella the Catholic (Spanish: ''Isabel la Católica''), was Queen of Castile and List of Leonese monarchs, León from 1474 until her death in 1504. She was also Queen of Aragon ...
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Alfonso of Castile, Prince of Asturias
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War of the Castilian Succession
The War of the Castilian Succession was the military conflict contested from 1475 to 1479 for the succession of the Crown of Castile fought between the supporters of Joanna 'la Beltraneja', reputed daughter of the late monarch Henry IV of Castil ...
References
Bibliography
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1488 deaths
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