Francisco de Navarra y Hualde (1498 – April 16, 1563) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Archbishop of Valencia (1556–1563),
Bishop of Badajoz (1545–1556), and
Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1542–1545)
[ ''(in Latin)'']["Archbishop Francisco de Navarra y Hualde"]
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retrieved December 1, 2015 in emperor
Charles V's Spain.
Biography
Francisco de Navarra y Hualde was born in
Tafalla,
Kingdom of Navarre
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, in 1498. He was the son of
Pedro, Marshall of Navarre, and a lady from Tafalla surnamed Hualde. As a young man he was affected by
the conquest of Navarre. During the Siege of Hondarribia (1522-1524), he was listed in December 1523 along with his brother Pedro among the Navarrese loyalists not spared by the Emperor Charles V's pardon. Eventually, following the general pardon decreed by the emperor Charles V that paved the ground to the end of the
Siege of Hondarribia, he was appointed prior of
Roncesvalles, later removed from Navarre.
On May 22, 1542,
Pope Paul III
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He came to ...
appointed him
Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo.
On December 14, 1545, he was appointed by Pope Paul III,
Bishop of Badajoz.
On May 4, 1556,
Pope Paul IV appointed him
Archbishop of Valencia and he was installed on Jun 22, 1556.
He served as Bishop of Badajoz until his death on April 16, 1563.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of
Tomás Garcia Martinez
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,
Archbishop of Valencia (1544).
He, along with his fellow Navarrese
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Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
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Austral ...
, defended
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against the charges of Spanish Inquisition and the intent of King Philip II starting 1558.
References
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1498 births
1563 deaths
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul IV
16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain