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Diego López IV de Haro (died 1289) was a

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and the

Lord of Biscay The Lordship of Biscay ( es, Señorío de Vizcaya, Basque: ''Bizkaiko jaurerria'') was a region under feudal rule in the region of Biscay in the Iberian Peninsula between 1040 and 1876, ruled by a political figure known as the Lord of Biscay. On ...

from 1288 to his death in 1289.

Family Origins

A member of the

House of Haro The House of Haro, La Rioja, Haro was one of the most powerful families of Castile during the Middle Ages and strongly supported the Expansionist nationalism, expansionist policies of Alfonso VI of Castile. As a reward, Íñigo López, Lord of Bisc ...

, Diego López was the son of

Lope Díaz III de Haro Lope Díaz III de Haro (b. ? – d. June 8, 1288, Alfaro) was a Spanish noble and head of the House of Haro. He was the 8th Lord of Biscay, a post which he gained by hereditary means after the death of his father. He held that title from 1254 ...

, from whom he inherited the title of

, and his wife, Juana Alfonso de Molina, daughter of the

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and granddaughter of King

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. Her maternal grandfather was

Gonzalo Núñez de Lara Gonzalo Núñez (''Floruit, fl.'' 10591106) was an early member of the House of Lara, whom modern historians and genealogists agree is the first clearly identifiable member of this lineage. The House of Lara was one of the most important ones in the ...

, señor of

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Biography

With the death of his father a period of conflict started between the territories of

Biscay Biscay (; eu, Bizkaia ; es, Vizcaya ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilbao. B ...

and Castile. Diego López joined the side of

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and

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supporting the pretender to the throne

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in the larger conflict to fight against

Sancho IV of Castile Sancho IV of Castile (12 May 1258 – 25 April 1295) called the Brave (''el Bravo''), was the king of Castile, León and Galicia from 1284 to his death. Following his brother Ferdinand's death, he gained the support of nobles that ...

. The war went poorly for Diego's side as the forces of Sancho IV began taking large swaths of territory, including the towns of

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, and

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. After a protracted conflict, Sancho IV was able to occupy

. Don Diego López died without descendants in 1289 without leaving behind any heirs. As a result, there were a series of disputes as to the succession of the lordship title which eventually passed to

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* The information on this page was translated from its Spanish equivalent. {{DEFAULTSORT:Haro, Diego Lopez IV de Year of birth missing 1289 deaths Lords of Biscay Order of Santiago Diego Lopez IV

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