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
Duke of Medinaceli () is an hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee. The Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, created the title and awarded it on 31 October 1479 to ...
, 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
Charles II of Spain (''Spanish: Carlos II,'' 6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700), known as the Bewitched (''Spanish: El Hechizado''), was the last Habsburg ruler of the Spanish Empire. Best remembered for his physical disabilities and the War o ...
.
Biography
Don Juan Francisco was the son of
Antonio de la Cerda, 7th Duke of Medinaceli
Antonio de la Cerda, 7th Duke of Medinaceli, Grandee of Spain, (in full, es, Don Antonio Juan de la Cerda y Toledo, séptimo duque de Medinaceli, sexto marqués de Cogolludo, segundo marqués de la Laguna de Camero Viejo, sexto conde del Puerto de ...
and Ana María Luisa Enríquez de Ribera Portocarrero y Cárdenas, 5th Duchess 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 ...
.
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
Duke of Medinaceli () is an hereditary title in the Spanish nobility, peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee. The Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, created the title and awarded it on 31 Octo ...
.
In 1677,
John of Austria the Younger
John Joseph of Austria or John of Austria (the Younger) ( es, Don Juan José de Austria; 7 April 1629 – 17 September 1679) was a Spanish general and political figure. He was the only illegitimate son of Philip IV of Spain to be acknowledged b ...
, 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
The Truce of Ratisbon, or Truce of Regensburg, concluded the War of the Reunions, fought by France against Spain and the Holy Roman Empire. The Truce was signed on 15 August 1684 at the Dominican convent in Ratisbon (now in Bavaria) between Louis X ...
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
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1637 births
1691 deaths
People from the Province of Soria
Dukes of Medinaceli
Marquesses of Spain
Counts of Spain
Spanish politicians