Fadrique de Toledo, 1st Marquess of Valdueza

The Marquess of Valdueza
The Marquess of Valdueza
	Detail of the work on canvas The Recovery of the Island of Saint Kitts (1634), Museo del Prado, Madrid, by painter Félix Castello (1595–1651), showing the portrait of Fadrique de Toledo
Full name	Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo-Osorio y Hurtado de Mendoza
Born	30 May 1580; Naples, Kingdom of Naples, Spanish Italy (present-day Italy)
Died	11 December 1634 (aged 54); Madrid, Spain
Noble family	House of Toledo
Spouse(s)	Elvira Ponce de León y Toledo y Mendoza (m. 1627)
Issue; others...	Fadrique Alvarez de Toledo-Osorio y Ponce de León, 7th Marquess of Villafranca
Father	Pedro Álvarez de Toledo-Osorio y Colonna, 5th Marquess of Villafranca
Mother	Elvira de Mendoza y Mendoza
Military service
Allegiance	Spanish Empire
Branch/service	Spanish Navy
Years of service	c. 1600–1634
Rank	Captain general
Commands	Captain general of the Armada del Mar Océano; Captain general of the Gente de Guerra of the Kingdom of Portugal;
Battles/wars	War against Barbary pirates; Eighty Years' War Battle of Gibraltar (1621); Recapture of Bahia; ; Anglo-Spanish War (1625–1630) Capture of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1629); ;

Fadrique de Toledo or Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo y Mendoza, 1st Marquess of Valdueza (Naples, 30 May 1580 – Madrid, 11 December 1634), was a Spanish noble and admiral. He was a Knight of the Order of Santiago and Captain General of the Spanish Navy at the age of 37.

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