Juan de Zúñiga y Avellaneda, 1st Duke of Peñaranda de Duero (1551 – 4 September 1608) was a
Spanish nobleman during the reigns of
Philip II and
Philip III.
He was a Knight of the Military
Order of Santiago, the 6th consort count,
iure uxoris, of
Miranda del Castañar
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, a title awarded by king
Henry IV of Castile on 9 February 1457 and the 1st
Duke of Peñaranda
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, a title awarded by king Philip III on 22 May 1608.
In 1583, under King Philip II, he succeeded
Carlo d'Aragona Tagliavia as
Viceroy of Catalonia, a position he held until 1586 when he was succeeded by
Manrique de Lara y Girón. In 1586, Juan de Zúñiga succeeded
Pedro Girón, 1st Duke of Osuna to become the
Viceroy of Naples and was succeeded by
Enrique de Guzmán, 2nd Count of Olivares in 1595.
He served as President of the
Council of Italy and, in 1600–1606, as the President of the
Council of Castile, by then at the service of king Philip III of Spain.
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Juan de Zuñiga Avellaneda y Bazan, 1. duque de Peñaranda
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1551 births
1608 deaths
Counts of Spain
Viceroys of Catalonia
Viceroys of Naples
Grandees of Spain