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Spouse(s) Maria Enriquez de Quinones y Toledo Father Hernando Alvarez de Toledo Mother Mencia Carrillo,Lady of Bercimuelle Died 20 June 1488(1488-06-20) | ||
García Álvarez de Toledo y Carrillo de Toledo, 1st Duke of Alba de Tormes (c. 1424 – 20 June 1488) was a Spanish nobleman, military leader and politician.
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Biography
He was the son of Hernando Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Count of Alba de Tormes and of Mencia Carrillo, Lady of Bercimuelle. In 1472, King Henry IV of Castile turned the County of Alba de Tormes into a hereditary Duchy. The first Duke of Alba fought in the War of the Castilian Succession on the side of the future Queen Isabella I of Castille against her niece Juana la Beltraneja.
Descendants
In 1448, the Duke married María Enríquez de Quiñones y Toledo, daughter of Fadrique Enríquez, with whom he had 5 sons and 4 daughters. A granddaughter, María de Toledo y Rojas, married Diego Colón, son of Christopher Columbus.
By María Enríquez: