Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 4th Duke of Alburquerque
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Francisco Fernández de la Cueva y Girón, 4th Duke of Alburquerque (in full) (c. 1510 – 1563) was a Spanish
nobleman.
He was the son of Don Beltrán de la Cueva, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque
and of Doña Isabel Girón. He fought in Africa and participated in the siege at La Goletta and the Conquest of Tunis
in 1535.
He married Doña Constanza de Leiva, daughter of the principe di Ascoli, and later (1549) Doña María Fernández de la Córdoba, daughter of Luis Fernández de Córdoba, 2nd Marquis of Comares.
Spain
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nobleman.
He was the son of Don Beltrán de la Cueva, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque
Beltrán de la Cueva, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque
Beltrán de la Cueva y Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque, , was a Spanish nobleman and military leader.He was born in Cuéllar, the son of Don Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque and of Francisca de Toledo, daughter of García Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Duke of Alba...
and of Doña Isabel Girón. He fought in Africa and participated in the siege at La Goletta and the Conquest of Tunis
Conquest of Tunis
The Conquest of Tunis in 1535 was an attack on Tunis, then under the control of the Ottoman Empire, by the Spanish Empire.-Background:In 1533, Suleiman ordered Hayreddin Barbarossa, whom he had summoned from Algiers, to build a large war fleet in the arsenal of Constantinople...
in 1535.
He married Doña Constanza de Leiva, daughter of the principe di Ascoli, and later (1549) Doña María Fernández de la Córdoba, daughter of Luis Fernández de Córdoba, 2nd Marquis of Comares.