Al·va ( l v , älvä) also Al·ba (lb), Duke of. Title of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo. 1508-1582. Spanish general and colonial administrator of the Netherlands (1567-1573). |
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I embarked at Alicante, reached Genoa after a prosperous voyage, and proceeded thence to Milan, where I provided myself with arms and a few soldier's accoutrements; thence it was my intention to go and take service in Piedmont, but as I was already on the road to Alessandria della Paglia, I learned that the great Duke of Alva was on his way to Flanders. |
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