In June 1585 Pedro was appointed captain general of the galleys of the Kingdom of Naples and fought the Ottoman corsairs in the Mediterranean Sea. On 14 July 1607, Philip II entrusted him with command of all the galleys of Spain. In 1608, he was sent to Paris as Ambassador extraordinary to France to seal a pact with King Henry IV of France, which failed.
The expulsion of the Spanish moriscos since 1610 increased the Ottoman naval attacks in the West Mediterranean, especially when young Ahmed I became Sultan. Pedro Alvarez set up an extensive defensive engineering program, with Italian engineers working in Italy, Spain and the Caribbean in America.
After this, he was Commander in chief of an army in Naples, General of Cavalry of Spain in 1621. His success in Milan was awarded with the honorable Grandeza de España title in 1623. In 1625 he participated in the successful Defense of Cadiz against the attacks from the Anglo-Dutch fleet under the command of Sir Edward Cecil.[1]
pedro, toledo, osorio, marquess, villafranca, pedro, toledo, osorio, colonna, pedro, Álvarez, toledo, osorio, marquess, villafranca, bierzo, naples, september, 1546, july, 1627, governor, duchy, milan, 1616, 1618, prince, montalbano, duke, fernandina, spanish,. Pedro de Toledo Osorio y Colonna or Pedro Alvarez de Toledo Osorio 5th Marquess of Villafranca del Bierzo Naples 6 September 1546 17 July 1627 Governor of the Duchy of Milan 1616 1618 Prince of Montalbano 2nd Duke of Fernandina was a Spanish Italian nobleman and a Grandee of Spain Pedro de Toledo Osorio y ColonnPortrait of Pedro de Toledo Osorio y ColonnBorn6 September 1546 or27 December 1557Died17 July 1627Known forGovernor of the Duchy of Milan 1616 1618 In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Toledo Osorio and the second or maternal family name is Colonna For other uses see Pedro Alvarez de Toledo disambiguation Portrait of Pedro de Toledo Osorio y Colonn 1629Biography editHe was the son of Garcia de Toledo Osorio 4th Marquess of Villafranca and Vittoria Colonna di Paliano His mother was the niece of Vittoria Colonna In June 1585 Pedro was appointed captain general of the galleys of the Kingdom of Naples and fought the Ottoman corsairs in the Mediterranean Sea On 14 July 1607 Philip II entrusted him with command of all the galleys of Spain In 1608 he was sent to Paris as Ambassador extraordinary to France to seal a pact with King Henry IV of France which failed The expulsion of the Spanish moriscos since 1610 increased the Ottoman naval attacks in the West Mediterranean especially when young Ahmed I became Sultan Pedro Alvarez set up an extensive defensive engineering program with Italian engineers working in Italy Spain and the Caribbean in America Between 1616 and 1618 he was Governor of the Duchy of Milan where he led the Spanish Army in the second phase of the War of the Montferrat Succession against Savoy and France After this he was Commander in chief of an army in Naples General of Cavalry of Spain in 1621 His success in Milan was awarded with the honorable Grandeza de Espana title in 1623 In 1625 he participated in the successful Defense of Cadiz against the attacks from the Anglo Dutch fleet under the command of Sir Edward Cecil 1 Marriage and children edit On 7 June 1576 he married Elvira de Mendoza daughter of Inigo Lopez de Hurtado de Mendoza III Marquess of Mondejar 4th count of Tendilla Viceroy of Naples 1575 1579 a k a Inigo Lopez de Mendoza y Mendoza 1512 1580 and Maria de Mendoza They had four children Dona Victoria de Toledo married Don Luis Ponce de Leon 1573 1605 6th Marquess of Zahara Don Garcia de Toledo Osorio 6th Marquess of Villafranca 1579 1649 Grandee of Spain notorious admiral fighting against the French and Moroccans Don Fadrique de Toledo 1st Marquess of Valdueza 1580 1634 Captain General of the Spanish Navy Dona Maria de Toledo a nunReferences edit Real Academia de la Historia Government offices Preceded byJuan de Mendoza Marquis de la Hinojosa Governor of the Duchy of Milan1616 1618 Succeeded byGomez Suarez de Figueroa 3rd Duke of Feria Spanish nobility Preceded byGarcia de Toledo Osorio Marquess of Villafranca del Bierzo1577 1627 Succeeded byGarcia de Toledo Osorio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pedro de Toledo Osorio 5th Marquess of Villafranca amp oldid 1185175145, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
