List of Dukes of Alba

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The Dukes of Alba (es:Duque de Alba), are Spanish nobility and Grandees of Spain. The title was created by King Henry IV of Castile and given to García Álvarez de Toledo, who was count of Alba de Tormes.

Some of the most famous were Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, who was also known under the general "Duke of Alba" or simply "Alba". Another famous Alba member was Doña María del Pilar Teresa Cayetana de Silva y Álvarez de Toledo, 13th Duchess of Alba, known simply as the "Duchess of Alba" who was a muse of the painter Francisco Goya.

[edit] Dukes and Duchesses of Alba

1. Don García Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Duke of Alba
2. Don Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, 2nd Duke of Alba
3. Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507-1582)
4. Don Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Duke of Alba
5. Don Antonio Álvarez de Toledo y Beaumont, 5th Duke of Alba
6. Don Fernando Alvarez de Toledo y Mendoza, 6th Duke of Alba
7. Don Antonio Alvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 7th Duke of Alba
8. Don Antonio Álvarez de Toledo y Beaumont, 8th Duke of Alba
9. Don Antonio Martin Álvarez de Toledo Guzmán, 9th Duke of Alba
10. Don Francisco Álvarez de Toledo, 10th Duke of Alba
11. Doña María Teresa Álvarez de Toledo, 11th Duchess of Alba
12. Don Fernando de Silva y Álvarez de Toledo, 12th Duke of Alba
13. Don José Álvarez de Toledo y Gonzaga, 13th Duke of Alba
14. Doña María del Pilar Teresa Cayetana de Silva y Álvarez de Toledo, 13th Duchess of Alba
15. Don Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart, 14th Duke of Alba
16. Don Jacopo Fitz-James Stuart, 15th Duke of Alba
17. Don Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart y Portocarrero, 16th Duke of Alba
18. Don Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó, 17th Duke of Alba
19. Doña María del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 18th Duchess of Alba

[edit] See also

• House of Alba