García Álvarez de Toledo y Osorio

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez de Toledo and the second or maternal family name is Osorio.
García Álvarez de Toledo y Osorio
Portrait of the Viceroy
TenureViceroy of Sicily: 1564-1566 Viceroy of Catalonia: 1558-1664
PredecessorJuan de la Cerda y Silva, 4th Duke of Medinaceli
SuccessorCarlo d'Aragona Tagliavia
Born(1514-08-29)29 August 1514
Villafranca del Bierzo
Died31 May 1577(1577-05-31) (aged 62)
Naples, Spanish Empire
Wars and battlesSiege of Malta
Noble familyHouse of Alvarez de Toledo
SpouseVittoria Colonna
IssueEleonora di Garzia di Toledo Pedro de Toledo Osorio, 5th Marquess of Villafranca
FatherPedro de Toledo (viceroy of Naples)
MotherJuana Pimentel

García Álvarez de Toledo y Osorio, 4th Marquess of Villafranca del Bierzo (29 August 1514 – 31 May 1577), was a Spanish general and politician.

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