2-660-793 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Herzog Alba 1507-1582'. 1934. Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507-1582 ), Spanish nobleman, military leader and statesman in the service of the emperor and Spanish King Charles V and his son, the Spanish King Philip II . He is one of the outstanding military and diplomatic servants of the Spanish crown of the 16th century and is known for his position in the Eighty Years War.From "Die Großen der Weltgeschichte". [Eckstein-Halpaus, Dresden, 1934]