Antonio Manrique de Lara, 2nd Duke of Nájera (died 13 December 1535) was a Spanish noble and military leader, and

Viceroy of Navarre This is a list of Spanish Viceroys of Navarre from 1512 to 1840, when the function was abolished. *1512 : Diego Fernández de Córdoba y Arellano, marqués de Comares *1515 : Fadrique de Acuña, Conde de Buendía *1516 : Antonio Manrique de Lar ...

between 1516 and 1521. He was the second son of Pedro

Manrique de Lara The House of Lara (Spanish: ''Casa de Lara'') is a noble family from the medieval Kingdom of Castile. Two of its branches, the Duques de Nájera and the Marquesado de Aguilar de Campoo were considered Grandees of Spain. The Lara family gained num ...

, captain general of Army of Navarre and ''capitán general de la Frontera de Aragón, Navarra y Jaén''. His mother was Guiomar de Castro. His father was named 1st Duke of Nájera by

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and

Isabella I of Castile Isabella I ( es, Isabel I; 22 April 1451 – 26 November 1504), also called Isabella the Catholic (Spanish: ''la Católica''), was Queen of Castile from 1474 until her death in 1504, as well as List of Aragonese royal consorts, Queen consort ...

on 30 August 1482. Antonio became second Duke in 1515, when his father died. He was also 3rd Count of Treviño. In 1519 he was made a knight in the

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Charles I of Spain Charles V, french: Charles Quint, it, Carlo V, nl, Karel V, ca, Carles V, la, Carolus V (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain ( Castile and Aragon) fro ...

. Appointed viceroy of Navarre by

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in 1516, he was ordered to pacify the newly conquered Kingdom. But he acted in such a brutal manner, that he became much hated by the Navarrese. When the son of the former King of Navarre, Henry II sent a large French/Navarrese army commanded by General

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to reconquer his Kingdom, the Navarrese population supported them and in less than three weeks, all of Navarre was retaken. In 1520 he participated in the repression of the

Revolt of the Comuneros The Revolt of the Comuneros ( es, Guerra de las Comunidades de Castilla, "War of the Communities of Castile") was an uprising by citizens of Castile against the rule of Charles I and his administration between 1520 and 1521. At its height, th ...

and in 1521 he defeated the French in the Siege of

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, and the

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. After the reconquest of the Kingdom by the Spanish, Antonio was sidelined and retired to his estates in

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, where he died in 1535.

Marriage and children

He married in 1503 with Juana Cardona Y Enriquez (died 1547), sister of

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.
They had seven children : * Juan Esteban (1504–1558), 3rd Duke of Nájera, knight in the

. * Aldonza, no issue. * Guiomar (died 1543), no issue. * Juan Fernandéz (1508–1570),

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in 1558, had issue. * Rodrigo, had issue. * María, no issue. * Bernardino (died 1999), had issue. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lara, Antonio Manrique De, 2nd Duke Of Najera Spanish military personnel

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1535 deaths Knights of the Golden Fleece Viceroys of Navarre Year of birth unknown