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Antonio Álvarez de Toledo
3rd Señor Horcajada

Other names: the Blind

Biographical

3rd Señor Horcajada
3rd Señor de Bohoyo

Antonio was Captain of Cavalry in Flanders, and betrothed to Jerónima Dávila when he left for war. On his return, having lost his sight, he wished to release her from their engagement so she could marry his brother. But she replied that if she had loved him when he could see, she loved him just the same without his sight.

Son of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo and Isabel de Lima, he married Jerónima Dávila, and had issue:
• Bernardo, died at 8 months
• Mariana, married to Pedro Gómez de Porres, Sr de Tremoroso, with issue
• Mayor, married firstly to Juan Vicentolo, and secondly to Alfonso de Mesa, 7Sr de Piedrabuena, with issue by both
• Antonio (see)
• Pedro (see)
• Francisco, d. unm
• García, d.y.
• Luis, d.y.
• Alonso de Aguilar
• Isabel, married to Alonso Portocarrero
• Josefa, a nun at Santa Catalina di Sena, Valladolid
• Ana, married to Juan de Bracamonte
• Jerónima
• María, a nun