Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Luna, 3rd Duke of the Infantado, nicknamed ''El Grande'', (
Arenas de San Pedro,
Spain, 11 March 1461 –
Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha,
Spain, 30 August 1531) was a Spanish noble.
He was born in one of the richest and most influential families of Castile.
He was the son of
Íñigo López de Mendoza y Luna, 2nd Duke of the Infantado
Íñigo López de Mendoza y Luna (Guadalajara (Spain), Guadalajara, 1438 – 14 July 1500) was a Spanish noble, the second Duke of the Infantado and third Marquis of Santillana.
He was the son of Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Duke of the Infant ...
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Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, 1438 -
Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, 1500) and the grandson of
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Duke of the Infantado
Don Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Figueroa, 1st Duke of the Infantado, or Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Suarez de Figueroa (Guadalajara, Castile, 25 September 1417 – Manzanares el Real, Spain, 25 January 1479) was a Spanish noble.
Biography ...
, (*
Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, 1415 -
Manzanares el Real, 1479). He became 3rd duke in 1500.
He married, first, circa 1491, Maria Pimentel y Pacheco (deceased 1499), daughter of Rodrigo Afonso Pimentel, 4th count and 1st duke of Benavente.
They had 4 children :
*
Íñigo López de Mendoza, 4th Duke of the Infantado, (1493–1566).
* Rodrigo de Mendoza, 1st marquis of Montes-Claros.
* Ana, married Luis de la Cerda, 1st marquis of Cogolludo.
* Marina, married Diego Arias.
He remarried in 1530 with Maria Maldonado, no issue.
He participated in the conquest of Granada, distinguishing himself in the conquest of
Loja.
He was a strong political opponent of
Cardinal Cisneros
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Animals
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and defended the rights of the nobles.
In 1519, he became a Knight of the
Order of the Golden Fleece
The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece ( es, Insigne Orden del Toisón de Oro, german: Orden vom Goldenen Vlies) is a Catholic order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in 1430, to celebrate his marriage ...
on proposal of King
Charles I of Spain, a.k.a.
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
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 (Crown of Castile, Castil ...
.
During the
Revolt of the Comuneros in 1520 and 1521, the duke of Infantado played a cautious waiting game to see which side would win.
In 1521 he chose to support King Charles I, mostly because of his hate towards
Bishop Acuña.
King
Francis I of France stayed in his palace, after the King had been taken prisoner in the
Battle of Pavia in 1525.
In his old age, the Duke suffered from gout and led a pious life.
The Catalan composer
Mateo Flecha was in his service from 1525 until his death.
References
*http://www.geneall.net/H/per_page.php?id=64632
Los Mendoza:El tercer duque del Infantado (In Spanish)
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1461 births
1531 deaths
Knights of the Golden Fleece
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