Juan Álvarez de Toledo (15 July 1488 – 15 September 1557) was a Spanish Dominican and

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, from 1538. Considered ''

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'' in the papal conclave (1549–1550), he was initially running second in votes to

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. He was again a candidate in 1555. He was an influential figure in the history of the University of Santiago de Compostela, sanctioning a division of lay from religious studies.University-Santiago-Compostela-Overview-Institution
He was bishop of Córdoba in 1532, and bishop of Burgos in 1537. He was

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in 1553, and bishop of Frascati in 1555. His father was Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, 2nd Duke of Alba, his brother

Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, Marquis of Villafranca Pedro Álvarez de Toledo y Zúñiga (13 July 1484 – 21 February 1553) was a Spanish politician. The first effective Spanish viceroy of Naples, in 1532–1552, he was responsible for considerable social, economic and urban improval in the city ...

, viceroy of Naples.

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* 1488 births 1557 deaths House of Alba Juan Alvarez de Toledo Academic staff of the University of Salamanca Spanish Dominicans Bishops appointed by Pope Adrian VI Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III Bishops of Córdoba Bishops of Burgos Dominican cardinals 16th-century Spanish cardinals Inquisitors Archbishops of Santiago de Compostela Cardinal-bishops of Albano Cardinal-bishops of Frascati {{spain-RC-cardinal-stub