Juan Francisco de la Cerda Enríquez de Ribera (

Medinaceli Medinaceli () is a municipality and town in the province of Soria, in Castile and León, Spain. The municipality includes other villages like Torralba del Moral. Etymology Its name derives from the Arabic 'madīnat salīm', which was named afte ...

, 4 November 1637 –

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

, 20 February 1691), 8th Duke of Medinaceli, 7th Marquis de Cogolludo, 4th Marquis of Alcalá de la Alameda, 6th Duke of

Alcalá de los Gazules Alcalá de los Gazules is a city and municipality located in the province of Cádiz, Spain. According to the 2006 census, the town has a population of 5,633 inhabitants. Alcalá de los Gazules is situated in the Sierra de Cádiz. Although not o ...

, 9th Count of Los Molares, 9th Marquis of Tarifa, 8th Count of El Puerto de Santa María, was a Spanish noble and politician, and

valido Valido is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexis Valido (born 1976), Spanish volleyball player * Agustín Valido (1914–1998), Argentine footballer * Pedro Valido (born 1970), Portuguese footballer and coach See also

* ...

of King Charles II of Spain.

Biography

Don Juan Francisco was the son of Antonio de la Cerda, 7th Duke of Medinaceli and Ana María Luisa Enríquez de Ribera Portocarrero y Cárdenas, 5th Duchess of

.
By his marriage to Catalina de Aragón, Don Juan Francisco added the titles of

Duke of Segorbe Duke of Segorbe ( es, Duque de Segorbe) is an hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1469 by John II of Aragon to Enrique de Aragón, son of Infante Henry, Duke of Villena and Beatriz de ...

, Cardona and Lerma to the House of Medinaceli. In 1677, John of Austria the Younger, the illegitimate half-brother of Charles II( who was young and inexperienced) had removed the Queen Mother

Mariana Mariana may refer to: Literature * ''Mariana'' (Dickens novel), a 1940 novel by Monica Dickens * ''Mariana'' (poem), a poem by Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson * ''Mariana'' (Vaz novel), a 1997 novel by Katherine Vaz Music *"Mariana", a so ...

from court, and established himself as prime minister. Great hopes were entertained for his administration, but it proved disappointing and short: Don John died on 17 September 1679. As his predecessors, Don Juan Francisco was a loyal servant of the Spanish Crown, and after the death of John of Austria, he became the

Valido Valido is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexis Valido (born 1976), Spanish volleyball player * Agustín Valido (1914–1998), Argentine footballer * Pedro Valido (born 1970), Portuguese footballer and coach See also

* ...

of King Charles II.
Also

Sumiller de Corps The Sumiller de Corps was the Officer of the Royal Household and Heritage of the Crown of Spain in charge of the more intimate and inner rooms of the King of Spain. He was responsible of the most immediate service to the Monarch. This Office was s ...

and

Caballerizo mayor The Caballerizo mayor (Great Equerry) was the Officer of the Royal Household and Heritage of the Crown of Spain in charge of the trips, the mews and the hunt of the King of Spain. Regime during the 16th to 18th centuries The Office of “Cabal ...

to the King, he drastically reformed the economy through the ''Junta de Comercio y Moneda'', but his monetary devaluation led to collapse of the prices and speculation on grain, which led to several bankruptcies. In several regions of Spain, food riots broke out, which led together with the humiliating Truce of Ratisbon with France, to the resignation of Don Juan Francisco. He retired from politics and died in 1691. All his titles went to his son

Luis Francisco de la Cerda Luis Francisco de la Cerda y Aragón, 9th Duke of Medinaceli (2 August 1660, in El Puerto de Santa María – 26 January 1711, in Pamplona), 9th Duke of Medinaceli, was a Spanish noble and politician. Biography Eldest son of Valido Don Jua ...

References

Fundación Medinaceli

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cerda, Juan Francisco de la 1637 births 1691 deaths People from the Province of Soria Dukes of Medinaceli Marquesses of Spain Counts of Spain Spanish politicians