Fernando Rodríguez de Castro (died 1304), was a Galician noble and a member of the

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. He was the son of Esteban Fernández de Castro, Lord of Lemos and Sarria, and Aldonza Rodríguez de León. His paternal grandparents were Fernando Gutiérrez de Castro and Emilia Iniguez de Mendoza. His maternal grandparents were Rodrigo Alfonso de León, son of

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, and Ines Rodríguez Cabrera. Following the death of his father, Esteban Fernández de Castro, Fernando became Lord of Lemos and Sarria. In 1293, he married

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, illegitimate daughter of Sancho IV of Castile. He was one of the most powerful and influential nobles of Galicia, like most members of the

. In 1304, Fernando took up arms against

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, by attacking Philip of Castile, who was in Galicia besieging the fortress of

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. Fernando's advisers tried to persuade him to reach a peace agreement with the Felipe, who was brother of Violente Sánchez of Castile, his wife. However, no agreement was reached and Fernando Rodriguez de Castro was killed in the ensuing battle.

Marriage and offspring

He married Violante Sánchez of Castile, illegitimate daughter of Sancho IV of Castile and María de Meneses.''XXV años de la Escuela de Genealogía, Heráldica y Nobiliaria'', Ed. Escuela de Genealogía, Heráldica y Nobiliaria, (Hidalguia, 1985), 431. They had two children: * Pedro Fernández de Castro "the War" (died 1342). Lord of Lemos and Sarria. Died of an epidemic during the Siege of Algeciras and was buried in the

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. * Juana Fernández de Castro, married Alfonso de Castilla y Aleramici, grandson of

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References

* ''XXV años de la Escuela de Genealogía, Heráldica y Nobiliaria'', Ed. Escuela de Genealogía, Heráldica y Nobiliaria, Hidalguia, 1985. {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez de Castro, Fernando 1280 births 1304 deaths 13th-century Castilian nobility Galician nobility House of Castro 14th-century Castilian nobility