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Álvaro De Zúñiga Y Pérez De Guzmán
Álvaro de Zúñiga y Pérez de Guzmán ( 1460 – September 28, 1531) was a Spain, Spanish Nobility, nobleman, member of the first-born branch of the House of Zúñiga, Grandee of Spain, 2nd Duke of Béjar, 2nd Duke of Plasencia, 3rd Count of Bañares, 1st Marquis of Gibraleón, first knight of the realm, knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, ''justicia mayor'' and ''alguacil mayor'' of Castile (historical region), Castile. In 1488 he succeeded his grandfather Álvaro de Zúñiga y Guzmán, 1st Duke of Béjar and Plasencia in the ''mayorazgo'' (majorat). Among his military achievements is his participation with his banner and hueste, host in the Granada War from 1482 until the surrender of the Granada, city in 1492, and his role in defeating the Revolt of the Comuneros, Revolt of the ''Comuneros'' in 1520. He was the state councilor to the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, I of Spain. Affiliation Álvaro de Zúñiga y Pérez de Guz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke
Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of Royal family, royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and above sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranked below grand dukes and above or below princes, depending on the country or specific title. The title comes from French ''duc'', itself from the Latin language, Latin ''dux'', 'leader', a term used in Roman Republic, republican Rome to refer to a military commander without an official rank (particularly one of Germanic peoples, Germanic or Celts, Celtic origin), and later coming to mean the leading military commander of a province. In most countries, the word ''duchess'' is the female equivalent. Following the reforms of the emperor Diocletian (which separated the civilian and military administrations of the Roman provinces), a ''dux'' became the military commander in each province. The title ''dux'', Hellenised to ''do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
