Ferdinand Alvarez De Toledo, Duke #1
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Ferdinand Alvarez De Toledo, Duke #1
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Print Collector
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Drawing - Illustration
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Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva (1508-1582), Spanish general and statesman. As governor of the Netherlands from 1567-1573, he enforced brutal anti-Protestant rule, executing some 18,000 people as heretics. This Dutch engraving shows Alva embracing the figure of Babylon, intended to represent the corruption of the Papacy. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)
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January 28th, 2021
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