Teresa Díaz II de Haro (born before 1254) was a Spanish noblewoman and a lady of Biscay, and one of five children of
Diego López III de Haro
Diego López III de Haro (b. ? – d. October 4, 1254, Bañares). Was the eldest son of Lope Díaz II de Haro and of Urraca Alfonso de León, the illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso IX of León. Diego succeeded his father as the Lord of Bisc ...
, the
Lord of Biscay
The Lordship of Biscay ( es, Señorío de Vizcaya, Basque: ''Bizkaiko jaurerria'') was a region under feudal rule in the region of Biscay in the Iberian Peninsula between 1040 and 1876, ruled by a political figure known as the Lord of Biscay. On ...
, and
Constanza de Bearne. Her maternal grandparents were the viscount
Guillermo II de Bearne
Guillem Ramon de Moncada or Guillermo II de Bearn (died 1229) was, from 1224 until his death, Lord of Montcada and Castellví de Rosanes (in Catalonia) and, as Guillermo II, Viscount of Bearn, of Marsan, of Gabardan and of Brulhois (in the sout ...
and his wife,
Garsenda of Provence. Her paternal grandparents were
Lope Díaz II de Haro
Lope Díaz II de Haro "''Cabeza Brava''" (b. 1170 – d. 15 November 1236) was a Spanish noble of the House of Haro, the sixth Lord of Biscay, and founder of the municipality of Plentzia. He was the eldest son of Diego López II de Haro and his ...
, also Lord of Biscay, and of
Urraca Alfonso de León Urraca (also spelled ''Hurraca'', ''Urracha'' and ''Hurracka'' in medieval Latin) is a female first name. In Spanish, the name means magpie, derived perhaps from Latin ''furax'', meaning "thievish", in reference to the magpie's tendency to collect ...
, the illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso IX of León. Amongst her siblings was
Diego Lopez V de Haro.
Biography
Teresa married
Juan Núñez I de Lara
Juan Núñez I de Lara y León (died Córdoba, April 1294), also known as "''el Gordo''" or "the Fat", was a Spanish noble. He was the head of the House of Lara, Lord of Lerma, Amaya, Dueñas, Palenzuela, Tordehumos, Torrelobatón, and la ...
around 1270 after his first wife,
Teresa Álvarez de Azagra
Teresa (also Theresa, Therese; french: Thérèse) is a feminine given name.
It originates in the Iberian Peninsula in late antiquity. Its derivation is uncertain, it may be derived from Classical Greek, Greek θερίζω (''therízō'') " ...
died. Juan Núñez was the head of the
House of Lara
The House of Lara (Spanish: ''Casa de Lara'') is a Nobility, noble family from the medieval Kingdom of Castile. Two of its branches, the Duques de Nájera and the Marquesado de Aguilar de Campoo were considered Grandees of Spain. The Lara family ...
after the death of his father
Nuño González de Lara ''el Bueno'' in 1275. He also held title of lordship over
Lerma,
Amaya,
Dueñas,
Palenzuela
Palenzuela is a municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE
INE, Ine or ine may refer to:
Institutions
* Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center
* I ...
,
Tordehumos
Tordehumos is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. (INE), the municipality has a population of 463 inhabitants.
See also
*Cuisine of the province of Valladolid
The gastronomy of the province o ...
,
Torrelobatón
Torrelobatón is a municipality located in the Valladolid (province), province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain), INE), the municipality has a population of 577 inhab ...
and the
Castle of La Mota
The Castle of La Mota or Castillo de La Mota is a medieval fortress, located in the town of Medina del Campo, province of Valladolid, Spain. It is so named because of its location on an elevated hill, a ''mota'' (in Spanish), from where it domin ...
and inherited the title of
Lord of Albarracín from his first wife and held all these titles until his death in 1294.
Her date of death is unknown.
Marriage and descendants
Teresa had four children with
Juan Núñez I de Lara
Juan Núñez I de Lara y León (died Córdoba, April 1294), also known as "''el Gordo''" or "the Fat", was a Spanish noble. He was the head of the House of Lara, Lord of Lerma, Amaya, Dueñas, Palenzuela, Tordehumos, Torrelobatón, and la ...
:
*
Juan Núñez II de Lara
Juan Núñez II de Lara ( – 1315), nicknamed ''el Mozo'' or ''el de la Barba'' (the bearded one), was a Spanish noble, and head of the House of Lara in the service of the Kingdom of Castile.
Amongst other titles, he was the Mayordomo Mayor ...
(
c. 1276–1315). Succeeded his father as head of the
House of Lara
The House of Lara (Spanish: ''Casa de Lara'') is a Nobility, noble family from the medieval Kingdom of Castile. Two of its branches, the Duques de Nájera and the Marquesado de Aguilar de Campoo were considered Grandees of Spain. The Lara family ...
and as Señorío de
Albarracín
Albarracín () is a Spanish town, in the province of Teruel, part of the autonomous community of Aragon. According to the 2007 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 1075 inhabitants. Albarracín is the capital of the mountainous Sier ...
. He was married three times without leaving behind any heirs.
*
Nuño González de Lara (
c. 1284–1296). He was lieutenant of King
Ferdinand IV of Castile
Ferdinand IV of Castile (6 December 1285 – 7 September 1312) called the Summoned (''el Emplazado''), was King of Castile and León from 1295 until his death.
His upbringing and the custody of his person were entrusted to his mother, Queen Mar ...
. He married
Constanza de Portugal y Manuel, daughter of
Alfonso of Portugal and granddaughter of King
Alfonso III of Portugal. He died in 1296 leaving behind no heirs.
*
Juana Núñez de Lara
Juana Núñez de Lara (1286 – 1351) was a daughter of Juan Núñez de Lara ''the Fat'' and his wife Teresa Díaz II de Haro of the lordship of Biscay. Juana is also known as la Palomilla or Lady of Lara.
Life
Juana was first married to Infan ...
(1285–1351). Married
Enrique de Castilla "el Senador" in 1299. He was son of King
Ferdinand III of Castile
Ferdinand III ( es, Fernando, link=no; 1199/120130 May 1252), called the Saint (''el Santo''), was King of Castile from 1217 and King of León from 1230 as well as King of Galicia from 1231. He was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguela of ...
. After that marriage, she was married a second time to
Fernando de la Cerda (1275–1322), son of
Fernando de la Cerda, Crown prince of Castile and nephew of
Alfonso X de Castilla. This marriage bore many children. Her children inherited the head of house Lara.
*
Teresa Núñez de Lara y Haro (
c. 1280–
c. 1314). Married
Alfonso de Valencia, son of
Juan de Castilla "el de Tarifa" and nephew of King Alfonso X. She died without leaving any heirs.
Ancestry
References
Bibliography
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* Estepa Díez, Carlos (2006). «Doña Juana Núñez y el señorío de los Lara». Revue interdisciplinaire d’études hispaniques médiévales (París: SEMH-Sorbonne
* García Fitz, Francisco (2002). Universidad de Sevilla. Servicio de Publicaciones. ed. Relaciones políticas y guerra. La experiencia castellano-leonesa frente al Islam. Siglos XI-XIII (1ª edición). Sevilla: Grafitrés S. L..
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* Loaysa, Jofré de; García Martínez, Antonio. Academia Alfonso X el Sabio, Colección Biblioteca Murciana de bolsillo Nº 27. ed. Crónicas de los Reyes de Castilla Fernando III, Alfonso X, Sancho IV y Fernando IV (1248–1305). latín y castellano (2ª edición). Murcia. .
* Masnata y de Quesada, David E. (1985). «La Casa Real de la Cerda». Estudios Genealógicos y Heráldicos (Madrid: Asociación Española de Estudios Genealógicos y Heráldicos) (1): pp. 169–229. .
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* Sánchez de Mora, Antonio; ''La nobleza castellana en la plena Edad Media: el linaje de Lara (ss. XI-XIII)''; Tesis Doctoral en el Departamento de Historia Medieval y Ciencias y Técnicas Historiográficas, Facultad de Geografía e Historia; Universidad de Sevilla (España); 2003. Critical revision, based on documents and socio-economic analysis of the deeds of the House of Lar
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See also
*
House of Haro
The House of Haro, La Rioja, Haro was one of the most powerful families of Castile during the Middle Ages and strongly supported the Expansionist nationalism, expansionist policies of Alfonso VI of Castile. As a reward, Íñigo López, Lord of Bisc ...
*
House of Lara
The House of Lara (Spanish: ''Casa de Lara'') is a Nobility, noble family from the medieval Kingdom of Castile. Two of its branches, the Duques de Nájera and the Marquesado de Aguilar de Campoo were considered Grandees of Spain. The Lara family ...
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