Alba won a victory in Belgium in 1568 and erected a monument to himself in Antwerp.

Probable decoding of number 7.29. If 2 to flip in 5, 9+1=10 (7510), then the permutation gives 1507 – the year, 29 – the birthday of the duke Alba.

Quatrain 3.43 Duke of Alba

Gens d'alentour de Tarn, Loth & Garonne

Gardez les monts Appennines passer,

Vostre tombeau pres de Rome & d'Anconne

Le noir poil crespe fera trophee dresser.

People from around the Tarn, Lot and Garonne

Beware of passing the Apennine mountains:

Your tomb near Rome and Ancona,

The black frizzled hair will have a trophy set up.

In March 1557 the French army, led by François de Guise, crossed the Apennine mountains with the aim of capturing Naples. The Spaniards were their enemy, led by the Duke of Alba. He had black frizzled hair. The French arrived in Rome 03 March1557,

Alba defeated the French near Rome, and then in April – May near Civitella (at Nostradamus – Anconna). Pope Paul IV was forced to sign an alliance with Spain.

The Duke de Guise had the title of Lorraine (French: Lorraine, German: Lothringen). In the first line from the words Loth & Garonne you can make Lothringen. No only the letter i.

Connection with other quatrains: 3.38.