Íñigo Fernández de Velasco (1462–17 September 1528), 2nd
Duke of Frías,
Grandee of Spain
Grandee (; , ) is an official royal and noble ranks, aristocratic title conferred on some Spanish nobility. Holders of this dignity enjoyed similar privileges to those of the peerage of France during the , though in neither country did they ha ...
, and
Constable of Castile (), was a Spanish nobleman.
Fernández de Velasco was the son of
Pedro Fernández de Velasco and of Beatriz Manrique de lara y castilla. He inherited the titles from his older brother
Bernardino, who had no legitimate male issue. He married María de Tovar, Lady of Berlanga, with whom he had six children.
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Pedro Fernández de Velasco, 3rd Duke of Frías
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Juan Sancho de Tovar, 1st Marquis of Berlanga
*Mencía de Velasco
*María de Velasco, nun
*Isabel de Velasco
*Juana de Velasco; ''married to
Francisco Tomás de Borja y Centelles''
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Íñigo de Borja; married to
Hélène de Bossu.
He took part in the
Revolt of the Comuneros
The Revolt of the Comuneros (, "War of the Communities of Castile") was an uprising by citizens of Crown of Castile, Castile against the rule of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles I and his administration between 1520 and 1521. At its hei ...
, leading the royalist army to crushing victory at the
Battle of Villalar
The Battle of Villalar was a battle in the Revolt of the Comuneros fought on 23 April 1521 near the town of Villalar de los Comuneros, Villalar in Valladolid province, Habsburg Spain, Spain. The royalist supporters of Charles V, Holy Roman Emp ...
.
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1462 births
1528 deaths
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Knights of the Golden Fleece
15th-century Castilians
Grandees of Spain
People of the Revolt of the Comuneros
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