García Álvarez de Toledo, 6th Marquis of Villafranca

García de Toledo Osorio or García Álvarez de Toledo Osorio, 6th Marquess of Villafranca, (25 April 1579 in Naples – 21 January 1649 in Madrid), Prince of Montalbano, 3rd Duke of Fernandina was a Spanish-Italian nobleman, military and a Grandee of Spain.

Biography He was the son of Pedro de Toledo Osorio, 5th Marquess of Villafranca, and Elvira de Mendoza. As a child he was already Trece (thirteen) in the Order of Santiago, Prince of Montalbano and Duke of Fernandina.

He joined the navy in 1606 on a galley under the command of his father and in 1623 became Captain General of the Galleys of Spain. In this capacity, he participated in the successful Defense of Cadiz against the English in 1625, and won a victory against France when he conquered the Lérins Islands in 1636.

During the Catalan Revolt, in 1641 he won the important Battle of Tarragona (August 1641) against the French fleet under Henri de Sourdis, thus lifting the siege of the city.

However, the imprisonment he endured and the treatment he received caused him to lose his previously displayed enthusiasm. He requested to be discharged from active service, a request the Monarch denied twice. Finally, he was replaced by the Duke of Tursi in command of the Spanish galleys, and he was granted a position as a State Councilor, an honorable retirement for the last years of his life.

Family On 18 August 1609 he married María de Mendoza, daughter of Ana de Mendoza y Enríquez de Cabrera, 6th Duchess of the Infantado. They had no children. He was succeeded by his nephew Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, son of his brother Fadrique de Toledo, 1st Marquess of Valdueza.