The Portuguese succession crisis of 1580. The fall of Lisbon leaded by the 3rd Duke of Alba. Colored engraving.
The Portuguese succession crisis of 1580. The fall of Lisbon. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo y Pimentel (1507-1582), 3rd Duke of Alba and supreme commander in Portugal in 1580, defeated Antonio I of Portugal in the Battle of Alcantara and reduced Portugal to the subjection of Philip II of Spain. Colored engraving.
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