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María Teresa Álvarez
de Toledo
11th Duquesa de Alba de Tormes (1691–1755) Biographical 11th Duquesa de Alba de Tormes, Grandee of Span 1739–55† 7th Condesa-Duquesa de Olivares, Grandee of Spain 1733–55† 4th Duquesa de Montoro, Grandee of Spain 1733–55† 9th Duquesa de Huéscar [as heiress of Alba] 15th Marquesa de Coria 1739–55† 10th Marquesa de Villanueva del Río 1739–55† 9th Marquesa de Carpio, Grandee of Spain 1733–55† 5th Marquesa de Eliche 1733–55† 4th Marquesa de Tarazona 1733–55† 11th Condesa de Salvatierra de Tormes 1739–55† 10th Condesa de Piedrahita 1739–55† 13th Condesa de Lérin, Grandee of Spain 1739 13th Condesa de Osorno, Grandee of Spain 1739–55† 5th Condesa de Morente 1733–55† 9th Condesa de Ayala 1733–55† 9th Condesa de Monterrey, Grandee of Spain 1733–55† 8th Condesa de Fuentes de Valdepero 1733–55† 14th Contessa di Modica 1742–55† 15th Señora de Valdecorneja 1739–55† 9th Señora de Pedro Abad Constable of Navarre 1739 María Teresa’s life took shape amid the instability of early eighteenth-century Europe during the War of the Spanish Succession. Her loyalty to the Austrian claimant forced her and close relatives into exile at the court of Charles VI, where they gained standing until the Peace of Vienna in 1725 allowed their return to Madrid. During exile she maintained a large household, yet her husband’s death soon after their homecoming left her responsible for three children and the stewardship of her lineage. The subsequent deaths of her parents made her sole heir to the Houses of Alba and Carpio, placing immense responsibility in her hands. Under Bourbon rule she became a decisive figure, directing estates, titles, and family strategy to strengthen her children’s prospects and restore the prestige of her house. By mid-century, her leadership had re-established the Alba family’s prominence within Bourbon court society and prepared the ground for their continued influence until the dynastic upheavals of the nineteenth century. Place of birth: Madrid Place of marriage: Barcelona Place of death: Madrid Place of burial: Church of the Noviciado de la Compañía de Jesús, Madrid Daughter of Francisco Álvarez de Toledo and Catalina de Haro, she married Manuel de Silva in 1714, and had issue. |
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