Ana de Mendoza y Enríquez de Cabrera (b. 1554 - d. 1633), was the 6th Duchess of the Infantado from 1601-1633.
Life
Ana was married
Rodrigo de Mendoza, her paternal uncle by her father,
Íñigo López de Mendoza y Mendoza so as to avoid any problems in the succession of the Dukedom. The couple had two girls that survived childhood:
* Luisa de Mendoza, married the second son of the Duke of Lerma,
Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma
Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, 1st Duke of Lerma, 5th Marquess of Denia, 1st Count of Ampudia (1552/1553 – 17 May 1625), was a favourite of Philip III of Spain, the first of the ''validos'' ('most worthy') through whom the later H ...
. Their son
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar Gómez de Sandoval y Mendoza became the next Duke of the Infantado.
* María de Mendoza, married
García Álvarez de Toledo, 6th Marquis of Villafranca
García or Garcia may refer to:
People
* García (surname)
* Kings of Pamplona/Navarre
** García Íñiguez of Pamplona, king of Pamplona 851/2–882
** García Sánchez I of Pamplona, king of Pamplona 931–970
** García Sánchez II of Pam ...
and
Duke of Fernandina
Duke of Fernandina is a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility, peerage of Spain. It was granted by King Philip II of Spain, Philip II to García Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Marquis of Villafranca, García Álvarez de Toledo y Osorio, Viceroy of S ...
. No issue.
After being widowed in 1587, she remarried in 1594 with
Juan Hurtado de Mendoza y Mendoza (155-1624), the Mayordomo Mayor of
Philip III of Spain
Philip III ( es, Felipe III; 14 April 1578 – 31 March 1621) was King of Spain. As Philip II, he was also King of Portugal, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia and Duke of Milan from 1598 until his death in 1621.
A member of the House of Habsburg, Phi ...
and
Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV ( es, Felipe, pt, Filipe; 8 April 160517 September 1665), also called the Planet King (Spanish: ''Rey Planeta''), was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and (as Philip III) King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. Philip is remembered ...
and son of
Íñigo López de Mendoza y Mendoza, 3rd Marques of Mondéjar.
She attended the royal court and was described as a confidante of queen Margaret.
References
* The information in this article was translated from its Spanish equivalent.
Ana de Mendoza y Enríquez* https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/16571/ana-de-mendoza-y-enriquez
1554 births
1633 deaths
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