Garci Lasso Ruiz de la Vega (1340 – 2 April 1367) was a Spanish noble from
Cantabria and one of the pillars in the history of the prominent contemporary House of Garci Lasso de la Vega or Garcilasco de la Vega. As the eldest son Garci Lasso Ruiz de la Vega succeeded his father,
Garci Lasso de la Vega II, as the head of his household.
Family origins
Garci was the grandson of
Garci Lasso de la Vega I, the chancellor of the
Kingdom of Castile who was executed in 1326 by order of King
Alfonso XI of Castile
Alfonso XI (13 August 131126 March 1350), called the Avenger (''el Justiciero''), was King of Castile and León. He was the son of Ferdinand IV of Castile and his wife Constance of Portugal. Upon his father's death in 1312, several disputes en ...
, and his wife
Juana de Castañeda
Juana is a Spanish female first name. It is the feminine form of Juan (English John), and thus corresponds to the English names Jane, Janet, Jean, Joan, and Joanna. Juanita is a common variant. The name Juana may refer to:
People
*Juana ...
. He was the son of Garci Lasso de la Vega II who was the highest royal official to the court of
Fadrique Alfonso de Castilla
Fadrique Alfonso of Castile, 1st Señor de Haro (1334–1358), 25th Master of the Order of Santiago (1342–1358), was the fifth illegitimate child of Alfonso XI of Castile and Eleanor of Guzman. He was born in Seville.
Biography
Fadrique was ...
, son of King
Alfonso XI of Castile
Alfonso XI (13 August 131126 March 1350), called the Avenger (''el Justiciero''), was King of Castile and León. He was the son of Ferdinand IV of Castile and his wife Constance of Portugal. Upon his father's death in 1312, several disputes en ...
, and his wife,
Leonor González de Cornado
Leonor or Léonor is a short form of the given name Eleanor.
People bearing the name include:
* Leonor Beleza (born 1948), Portuguese politician
*Leonor Briones (born 1940), Filipino academic and civil servant
*Leonor de Cisneros (died 1568), S ...
. His father continued the trend of regal defiance and assassination and was killed in
Burgos in 1351 by order of
Peter of Castile.
Biography
After the assassination of his father in 1351, Garci Lasso Ruiz de la Vega fled and took shelter with his mother at
Asturias de Oviedo {{unreferenced, date=August 2009
Asturias de Oviedo is one of the historical '' comarcas'' in the Kingdom of Asturias. It extended from the Eo River in the west to the Deva River in the east, and from the Bay of Biscay in the north to the Cordiller ...
. They were here placed under the protection of
Enrique de Trastámara the illegitimate son of Alfonso XI of Castile who would later rise to become King Henry II of Castile.
For this protection, Garci remained loyal to the crown of Castile under Henry II and went on to fight for him in the power struggle that ensued for the crown against the man who killed his father,
Peter of Castile.
Death
Garci Lasso Ruiz de la Vega died at the age of 27 in the
Battle of Nájera (
La Rioja on 2 April 1367. The battle went poorly for the side of Henry II who was forced to flee and did not manage to recapture the throne until after the
Battle of Montiel in 1369 where after he personally executed his half brother, Peter of Castile and claimed the throne.
Marriage, descendants and legacy
Garci married
Mencía de Cisneros Mencía is a feminine given name of Spanish origin, as well as a surname. It may refer to:
People
* Aída Mencía Ripley, Dominican scientist
* Mencía Calderón (1514–1564), Spanish noble lady and expeditionary woman
* Mencía López de Haro ( ...
, fourth lady of
Guardo and daughter of
Juan Rodríguez de Cisneros and
Mencía de Padilla Mencía is a feminine given name of Spanish origin, as well as a surname. It may refer to:
People
* Aída Mencía Ripley, Dominican scientist
* Mencía Calderón (1514–1564), Spanish noble lady and expeditionary woman
* Mencía López de Haro ( ...
. The couple had one girl:
*
Leonor Lasso de la Vega (born before 1367 - died 1432,
Valladolid)
The Cantabrian surname "Lasso de la Vega" was passed on through this maternal line at later times throughout the years and is associated with various soldiers, poets, and golden age writers such as
Garcilaso de la Vega, the soldier and poet, and
Inca Garcilaso
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (12 April 1539 – 23 April 1616), born Gómez Suárez de Figueroa and known as El Inca, was a chronicler and writer born in the Viceroyalty of Peru. Sailing to Spain at 21, he was educated informally there, where he ...
, the historian from the
Viceroyalty of Peru.
External links
The Miguel de Cervantes Virtual Library
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1340 births
1367 deaths
Spanish untitled nobility
Cantabrian nobility
History of Cantabria
Garci