Fernando de Toledo
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Fernando de Toledo, was a Spanish
nobleman.
He was the illegitimate and first son of Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
, "The Iron Duke", who had fathered Fernando de Toledo upon the daughter of a miller of La Aldehuela
, in the province of Ávila
, Spain.
Not until 1546, when young Fernando was nineteen years old, did the hardhearted duke recognize Fernando as his son. This later became the subject of a comedy written by the great Spanish playwright Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio; the title of the play, "Más mal hay en La Aldegüela de lo que suena", when translated loses the aural concordances usual in poetry but means approximately, "There are worse things in Aldehuela than you have dreamt of".
Fernando Toledo was a prior of the Sovereign Order of Malta in Castile and Leon. He was Captain General of the cavalry of Flanders
and Portugal
, member of the Council of State, and (from 1571 to 1580) Viceroy of Catalonia, succeeding Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y de la Cerda (also known as Diego de Mendoza y de la Cerda, 2nd Count of Mélito, 1st Duke of Francavilla), who had been viceroy from 1564 to 1571.
Spain
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nobleman.
He was the illegitimate and first son of Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba was a Spanish general and governor of the Spanish Netherlands , nicknamed "the Iron Duke" in the Low Countries because of his harsh and cruel rule there and his role in the execution of his political opponents and the massacre of several...
, "The Iron Duke", who had fathered Fernando de Toledo upon the daughter of a miller of La Aldehuela
La Aldehuela
La Aldehuela is a municipality of Spain in the province of Ávila, in the Autonomous Community of Castile and León. It has a 17.04 km² area, a population of 233 inhabitants and a density of 13.91 people/km².The mayor is José Hernandez Lazaro, who belongs to the People's Party...
, in the province of Ávila
Ávila (province)
Ávila is a province of central-western Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered on the south by the provinces of Toledo and Cáceres, on the west by Salamanca, on the north by Valladolid, and on the east by Segovia and Madrid. Ávila has a...
, Spain.
Not until 1546, when young Fernando was nineteen years old, did the hardhearted duke recognize Fernando as his son. This later became the subject of a comedy written by the great Spanish playwright Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio; the title of the play, "Más mal hay en La Aldegüela de lo que suena", when translated loses the aural concordances usual in poetry but means approximately, "There are worse things in Aldehuela than you have dreamt of".
Fernando Toledo was a prior of the Sovereign Order of Malta in Castile and Leon. He was Captain General of the cavalry of Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
and Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, member of the Council of State, and (from 1571 to 1580) Viceroy of Catalonia, succeeding Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y de la Cerda (also known as Diego de Mendoza y de la Cerda, 2nd Count of Mélito, 1st Duke of Francavilla), who had been viceroy from 1564 to 1571.