Bernardino Fernández de Velasco y Mendoza
Bernardino Fernández de Velasco y Mendoza (* 1454 , † February 9, 1512 in Burgos ) was a Spanish nobleman, military leader and politician, who is also known by his nickname El Gran Condestable . On his father's side, he inherited the titles of Count von Haro and Condestable de Castilia ; he himself became - after the successful reconquest ( reconquista ) of Granada (1492) - by the Catholic kings Isabella and Ferdinand with the newly created hereditary title Duke of Fríaswhich the Velasco family held until 1986. He was also appointed Viceroy and Captain General of the Kingdom of Granada.
Life
As the son of Pedro Fernández de Velasco y Manrique de Lara (1425–1492) and his wife Catalina Suárez de Figueroa , he was born into one of the most important families in Spain. Nothing is known about his youth or his military and political training; However, he took part in the campaign of the Catholic Kings to recapture Granada. After Queen Isabella's death (1504), he briefly exercised the reign of Joan the Mad and her underage son, the future emperor , in a kind of triumvirate , together with Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, who later became cardinal, and Pedro Manrique de Lara y Sandoval Charles V , from. From 1506 until his death in 1516, however, Ferdinand of Aragon also ruled over Castile.
Marriages and succession
Bernardino Fernández de Velasco y Mendoza was married twice and widowed twice. His first wife was Blanca de Herrera y Niño de Portugal , heiress of Pedraza Castle , from whom he had two children - a son and a daughter who died in childhood. The second wife of Juana de Aragón y Ruiz de Ivorra was an illegitimate daughter of King Ferdinand, who bore him a daughter. His successor as head of the Velasco family and heir of all titles, as he himself remained without a male successor, was his brother Íñigo Fernández de Velasco y Mendoza , who outlived him by 16 years.
literature
- José Fernández de Velasco y Sforza: El condestable don Íñigo Fernández de Velasco, gobernador de los reinos y su mujer doña María de Tovar. Discurso leído en the acto de su recepción pública. Real Academia de La historia, Madrid 1975, ISBN 84-85133-04-8 .
See also
Web links
- House Velasco - tabular compilation (Spanish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fernández de Velasco y Mendoza, Bernardino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish nobleman, military leader and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1454 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1512 |
| Place of death | Burgos , Spain |