Fernando Enríquez de Velasco (died 1542), 1st
Duke of Medina de Rioseco, was the 5th
Admiral of Castile.
Fernando Enríquez was the son of
Alonso Enríquez (1435–1485)
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Geographical distribution
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and María de Velasco. He inherited the titles from his elder brother
Fadrique Enríquez when he died without children in 1538.
For his services to the Crown, he was promoted to Duke by King
Charles I of Spain.
He married with María Girón, daughter of
Juan Téllez-Girón, 2nd Count of Ureña, and had 4 children:
*
Luis Enríquez y Téllez-Girón
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, his successor
* Fadrique Enríquez Girón, commander in the
Order of Santiago and Mayordomo to King Charles I.
* Fernando, Maestrescuela of
Salamanca and
Archdeacon
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of
Madrid
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;
*María Luisa Girón Enríquez, married Antonio Alonso Pimentel y Herrera de Velasco, 3rd Duke of Benavente.
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Dukes of Spain
1542 deaths
Year of birth uncertain