Dukes of Alba

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The Dukes of Alba are one of Spain’s most powerful and historically influential noble families, renowned for their vast estates, political clout, and prominent roles in European history.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Dukes of Alba canonical 8
Duke of Alba title 1
Dukes of the Infantado 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish noble title ⓘ
associatedArtist Francisco Goya ⓘ
associatedArtwork The Black Duchess ⓘ
The White Duchess ⓘ
associatedWith House of Fitz-James Stuart ⓘ
House of Álvarez de Toledo ⓘ
coatOfArms arms of the House of Alba ⓘ
linked to: House of Alba
country Spain ⓘ
culturalInfluence Spanish Golden Age ⓘ
Spanish art collecting ⓘ
hasSeat Liria Palace ⓘ
Palace of Dueñas in Seville ⓘ
Palace of Monterrey in Salamanca ⓘ
Palace of the Dukes of Alba in Madrid ⓘ
hereditary true ⓘ
historicalRole advisers to Spanish monarchs ⓘ
commanders in the Eighty Years' War ⓘ
leaders in the Spanish nobility ⓘ
participants in the Italian Wars ⓘ
holdsGrandeeship Duke of Alba de Tormes ⓘ
influenced European diplomacy ⓘ
Spanish politics ⓘ
knownFor military leadership in Europe ⓘ
patronage of the arts ⓘ
political influence in Spain ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Alba ⓘ
notableEstate Liria Palace art collection ⓘ
extensive landholdings in Spain ⓘ
notableMember Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba ⓘ
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba ⓘ
originPlace Alba de Tormes ⓘ
peerage Peerage of Castile ⓘ
linked to: Peerage of Spain
politicalInfluence Court of the Bourbons ⓘ
Court of the Habsburgs ⓘ
linked to: Habsburg court
rank Grandee of Spain ⓘ
region Castile ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
socialStatus one of the most prominent aristocratic houses in Spain ⓘ
successionLaw Spanish nobiliary law ⓘ
titleCreatedBy John II of Castile ⓘ
titleCreationDate 1472 ⓘ
titleHolder Antonio Álvarez de Toledo, 5th Duke of Alba ⓘ
Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 19th Duke of Alba ⓘ
Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba ⓘ
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba ⓘ
García Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Duke of Alba ⓘ
Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba ⓘ
María del Pilar Teresa Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marquess of Coria → associatedWith → Dukes of Alba ⓘ
Liria Palace → ownedBy → Dukes of Alba ⓘ
Palacio del Infantado → residenceOf → Dukes of the Infantado ⓘ
linked to: Dukes of Alba
Palacio de Buenavista → builtFor → Dukes of Alba ⓘ
Palacio de Monterrey → ownedBy → Dukes of Alba ⓘ
Alba art collection → associatedWith → Dukes of Alba ⓘ
Coat of arms of the House of Alba → associatedWith → Duke of Alba title ⓘ
linked to: Dukes of Alba