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Diego López de Haro y Sotomayor (1515-1578) was a

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holding the titles of Señor

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and 10th Señor del Carpio, a title which was elevated to 1st Marques del Carpio in 1559 by Philip II of Spain.

Family Origins

A member of the

House of Haro The House of Haro was one of the most powerful families of Castile during the Middle Ages and strongly supported the expansionist policies of Alfonso VI of Castile. As a reward, Íñigo López was named the first Lord of Biscay. In the early 16t ...

, Diego López was the son of Luis Méndez de Haro y Sotomayor, 9th Señor del Carpio and Señor de

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and his second wife, Beatriz Portocarrero. His paternal grandfather was Diego López de Haro 8th Señor del Carpio, and Señor of Busto, Revilla,

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and governor of Galicia, from whom his father inherited the title of Señorio del Carpio and the Señorios of Lubrín and Sorbas, and his paternal grandmother was Beatriz de Sotomayor, daughter of Luis Méndez de Sotomayor, 7th Señor del Carpio.

Biography

Diego López was the title holder of the Señorio del Carpio, being the 10th Señor when King Philip II of Spain elevated the Señorio to a Marquesado on 20 January 1559 a title which was also granted Grandeeship of Spain. Later in 1559, King Philip II of Spain granted Diego López the Villa de Carboneras.

Marriage and descendants

Diego López married María Angela de Velasco de la Cueva, daughter of Cristóbal de la Cueva y Velasco, Señor de Roa and the couple had 2 children: * María López de Haro - II Marquesa del Carpio, Señora de Las Villas de Adamuz, Morente y Pedro Abad, and Málaga, who married Francisco Fernández de Córdoba * Beatriz López de Haro Sotomayor - who married her paternal uncle, Luis Méndez de Haro Portocarrero

References

* Some of the information on this page was translated from its Spanish equivalent. {{DEFAULTSORT:Haro y Sotomayor, Diego Lopez de 1515 births 1578 deaths Diego Lopez de Haro y Sotomayor Grandees of Spain Marquesses of Carpio Señors of Castillo de Carpio

Family Origins

Biography

Marriage and descendants

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