Pedro Álvarez de Toledo y Zúñiga was a Spanish politician. The first effective Spanish viceroy of Naples, in 1532–1552, he was responsible for considerable social, economic and urban improvement in th
Portrait by Titian, 1542
Eleanor of Toledo, daughter of Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, Viceroy of Naples, 1532- 1553, was the wife, since 1539, of Cosimo I de' Medici, Duke of Florence. Portrait by Agnolo Bronzino, oil on wood, 115x96 cm. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Eleanor of Toledo
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Eleanor of Toledo was a Spanish noblewoman who became Duchess of Florence as the first wife of Cosimo I de' Medici. A keen businesswoman, she financed many of her husband's political campaigns and imp
Pedro de Toledo (viceroy of Naples)
…Charles V calmed the populace further by sending Toledo off to Siena to handle a local problem. The viceroy died in Florence, where one of his daughters, Eleanor of Toledo was duchess consort of Medici the following year. Don Pedro's reputation as a city-builder has stood the test of time. The city of Naples still bears…
Portrait by Agnolo Bronzino
Cosimo I de' Medici, her husband.