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Alba - General and Servant to the Crown

By: Karwansaray Publishers

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Karwansaray Publishers)

Last Stocked on 2/10/2024

Product Info

Title
Alba - General and Servant to the Crown
Category
Publish Year
2023
Dimensions
8.75x11.25x1.25"
NKG Part #
2148073805
MFG. Part #
KAR11100025
Type
Hardcover

Description

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Third Duke of Alba, is one of the most formidable and controversial figures of the sixteenth century. He has been depicted as a great hero, an indefatigable defender of the Catholic faith and a true buttress of the Spanish monarchy, but also as a terrifying man, the dark suppressor of the revolt in the Low Countries.

During his long and fascinating life Alba revealed wide-ranging skills and interests. A successful soldier, he was also a distinguished courtier and an influential diplomat serving his monarchs, Charles V and Philip II, without fail. Moreover, he was a maecenas and an avid art collector. Using a variety of sources, including previously unexamined data, sixteen leading historians from eight countries present newly developed insights and offer a nuanced image of the Grand Duque. Adopting different perspectives, they shed new light on this intriguing and influential leader, thus showing that Alba continues to be deserving of study and discussion.