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Francisco De Zúñiga Avellaneda Y Velasco
Francisco de Zúñiga Avellaneda y Velasco (around 1475 - Valladolid, 5 October 1536), member of the House of Zúñiga, III Count of Miranda del Castañar, XII Lord of Avellaneda and other towns, was a Spanish noble and politician. He was Viceroy of Navarre (1522-1527), member of the Council of State of the Catholic Monarchs and of Charles I of Spain, Mayordomo mayor of the Empress Isabella of Portugal, Grandee of Spain and a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Biography Francisco was the firstborn of Pedro de Zúñiga y Avellaneda, II Count of Miranda del Castañar, XI Lord of Avellaneda, Íscar y de Peñaranda del Duero, etc., and his wife Catalina de Velasco y Mendoza, daughter of Pedro Fernández de Velasco, 2nd Count of Haro. Francisco, became 3rd Count of Miranda del Castañar after his father's death on 5 October 1492. He first served Joanna of Castile and her Flemish husband Philip the Handsome. When Philip the Handsome died in 1506 and Ferdinand the Catholic became ...
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Valladolid
Valladolid ( ; ) is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in Spain and the primary seat of government and ''de facto'' capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and León. It is also the capital of the province of Valladolid. It has a population of 300,618 people (2024 est.). The city is located roughly in the centre of the northern half of the Iberian Peninsula's Meseta Central, at the confluence of the Pisuerga River, Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers before they join the Duero, surrounded by winegrowing areas. The area was settled in pre-Roman times by the Celtic Vaccaei people, and then by Ancient Rome, Romans themselves. The settlement was purportedly founded after 1072, growing in prominence within the context of the Crown of Castile, being endowed with fairs and different institutions such as a collegiate church, University of Valladolid, University (1241), Court (royal), Royal Court and Royal Audiencia and Chancillería of Valladolid, C ...
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Tournai
Tournai ( , ; ; ; , sometimes Anglicisation (linguistics), anglicised in older sources as "Tournay") is a city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Hainaut Province, Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies by road southwest of the centre of Brussels on the river Scheldt, and is part of Eurometropolis Lille–Kortrijk–Tournai, In 2022, the municipality of Tournai had an estimated population of 68,518 people. Tournai is one of the oldest cities in Belgium and has played an important role in the country's cultural history. It was the first capital of the Francia, Frankish Empire, with Clovis I being born here. Geography Tournai lies by road southwest of the centre of Brussels on the river Scheldt. Administratively, the town and municipality is part of the Hainaut Province, Province of Hainaut, in the Wallonia region of southwest Belgium. The municipality has an area of . Tournai has its own Arrondissements of Belgium, arrondissements, both ad ...
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Year Of Birth Unknown
A year is a unit of time based on how long it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun. In scientific use, the tropical year (approximately 365 solar days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 45 seconds) and the sidereal year (about 20 minutes longer) are more exact. The modern calendar year, as reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar, approximates the tropical year by using a system of leap years. The term 'year' is also used to indicate other periods of roughly similar duration, such as the lunar year (a roughly 354-day cycle of twelve of the Moon's phasessee lunar calendar), as well as periods loosely associated with the calendar or astronomical year, such as the seasonal year, the fiscal year, the academic year, etc. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by changes in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons ar ...
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Viceroys Of Navarre
This is a list of Spanish Viceroys of Navarre from 1512 to 1840, when the function was abolished. *1512 : Diego Fernández de Córdoba y Arellano, marqués de Comares *1515 : Fadrique de Acuña, Conde de Buendía *1516 : Antonio Manrique de Lara, Duque de Nájera *1521 : Francisco de Zuñiga, 3rd Count of Miranda *1524 : Diego de Avellaneda, Bishop of Tuy *1527 : Martín Alfonso Fernández de Córdoba, Conde de Alcaudete *1534 : Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 2nd Marquis of Cañete *1542 : Juan de Vega, Señor de Grajal *1543 : Luis Hurtado de Mendoza, 2nd Marquess of Mondéjar *1546 : Álvar Gómez Manrique de Mendoza, Conde de Castrogeriz *1547 : Luís de Velasco, Señor de Salinas *1549 : Bernardino de Cárdenas y Pacheco, Duque de Maqueda *1552 : Beltrán de la Cueva, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque *1560 : Gabriel de la Cueva, 5th Duke of Alburquerque *1564 : Alfonso de Córdoba y Velasco, 2nd Conde de Alcaudete *1565 : José de Guevara y Tovar, Señor de Escalante ...
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Knights Of The Golden Fleece
The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece (, ) is a Catholic order of chivalry founded in 1430 in Brugge by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, to celebrate his marriage to Isabella of Portugal. Today, two branches of the order exist, namely the Spanish Fleece and the Austrian Fleece; the current grand masters are King Felipe VI of Spain and Karl von Habsburg, head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, respectively. The Grand Chaplain of the Austrian branch is Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna. The separation of the two existing branches took place as a result of the War of the Spanish Succession of 1701–1714. The grand master of the order, Charles II of Spain (a Habsburg), had died childless in 1700, and so the right to succeed to the throne of Spain (and thus to become the Sovereign of the Order of the Golden Fleece) initiated a global conflict. On one hand, Charles, brother of the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I, claimed the Spanish crown as an ...
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1536 Deaths
Year 1536 ( MDXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. Events January–March *January 6 – The Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco, the oldest European school of higher learning in the Americas, is established by Franciscans in Mexico City. * January 22 – John of Leiden, Bernhard Knipperdolling and Bernhard Krechting are executed in Münster for their roles in the Münster Rebellion. * January 24 – King Henry VIII of England is seriously injured when he falls from his horse at a jousting tournament in Greenwich, after which the fully armored horse falls on him. The King is unconscious for two hours, sustaining an injury to an ulcerated leg and a concussion. * February 2 – Spanish conquistador Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires in what is now Argentina. * February 18 – A Franco-Ottoman alliance exempts French merchants from Ottoman law and allows them to travel, buy and sell throughout the sultan's domini ...
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Grandees Of Spain
Grandees of Spain () are the highest-ranking members of the Spanish nobility. They comprise nobles who hold the most important historical landed titles in Spain or its Spanish Empire, former colonies. Many such hereditary titles are held by extended family, heads of families, having been acquired via strategic marriages between landed families. All grandees, of which there were originally three ranks, are now deemed to be of equal status (''i.e. "of the first class"''); this dignity, designation is nowadays Title of honor, titular, conveying neither power nor legal privileges. A ''grandeza'' (Grandee of Spain, grandeeship) can be held regardless of possession of a title of nobility, however each ''grandeza'' was normally (although not always) granted in conjunction with a noble title. With the exception of Duke of Fernandina, Fernandina, grandezas have been granted with all List of dukes in the peerage of Spain, Spanish ducal titles. Grandees, their consorts and first-born heirs ...
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16th-century Spanish Nobility
The 16th century began with the Julian year 1501 (represented by the Roman numerals MDI) and ended with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 (MDC), depending on the reckoning used (the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582). The Renaissance in Italy and Europe saw the emergence of important artists, authors and scientists, and led to the foundation of important subjects which include accounting and political science. Copernicus proposed the heliocentric universe, which was met with strong resistance, and Tycho Brahe refuted the theory of celestial spheres through observational measurement of the 1572 appearance of a Milky Way supernova. These events directly challenged the long-held notion of an immutable universe supported by Ptolemy and Aristotle, and led to major revolutions in astronomy and science. Galileo Galilei became a champion of the new sciences, invented the first thermometer and made substantial contributions in the fields of phy ...
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Martín Alonso Fernández De Córdoba Montemayor Y Velasco, Conde De Alcaudete
Martín Alonso Fernández de Córdoba Montemayor y Velasco (died August 1558) was a Spanish nobleman, first Count of Alcaudete, Viceroy of Navarra, and governor of Oran. Family Alcaudete was the son to Fernández de Córdoba y Montemayor, the lord of Alcaudete and of Montemayor, and to María de Velasco, daughter of Count Siruela. He married Leonor Pacheco, daughter of Diego Fernández de Córdoba y Arellano, 1st Marquis of Comares. Their sons were *Alfonso (1512-1565), the successor to Alcaudete; *Diego (died 1558), who became Bishop of Calhorra; * Martín (1520-1604), who also became Viceroy of Navarra and Governor of Oran; *Francisco, knight of the Order of Calatrava. Career He was corregidor of Toledo in 1523, was Viceroy of Navarra between 1527 and 1534. In 1534, he was appointed Governor ("Captain General") of the Spanish North African base of Oran in 1534. In 1535, he attacked the Ottoman-held city of Tlemcen, capital of the Kingdom of Tlemcen, with 600 men, in coll ...
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Antonio Manrique De Lara, 2nd Duke Of Nájera
Antonio Manrique de Lara, 2nd Duke of Nájera (c. 1466 - 13 December 1535) was a Spanish noble and military leader, and Viceroy of Navarre between 1516 and 1521. He was made a knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece by Charles I of Spain in 1519. Biography He was the second son of Pedro Manrique de Lara, captain general of Army of Navarre and ''capitán general de la Frontera de Aragón, Navarra y Jaén''. His mother was Guiomar de Castro. His father was named 1st Duke of Nájera by Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile on 30 August 1482. Antonio became second Duke in 1515, when his father died. He was also 3rd Count of Treviño. Antonio appointed the preacher Antonio de Medrano (also known as Francisco de Medrano) as his chaplain and even defended him publicly when he faced charges from the Inquisition in 1532. Francisco maintained a close connection to the court of Antonio Manrique de Lara. His bold and unconventional behavior often drew the attention of the H ...
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Peñaranda De Duero
Peñaranda de Duero is a village and ''municipio'' located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 583 inhabitants. The village is conserved as a '' conjunto histórico'', a type of conservation area. Several buildings are additionally protected as monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical ...s. Main sights * Castle of Peñaranda de Duero (10th–15th century). * Palace of the Counts of Miranda (16th century). * Jimeno's family pharmacy (17th century). * Collegiate church of St. Anne. * Justice pillar. References Municipalities in the Province of Burgos {{Burgos-geo-stub ...
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Gaspar De Zúñiga Y Avellaneda
Gaspar de Zúñiga y Avellaneda (1507 – 2 January 1571) was a Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop. Biography A member of the House of Zúñiga, Gaspar de Zúñiga y Avellaneda was born in Cáceres, Spain, the son of Francisco de Zúñiga, 3rd count of Miranda del Castañar, and María de Cárdenas y Henríquez. His father's brother was Cardinal Íñigo López de Mendoza y Zúñiga. He attended the University of Salamanca, where he studied Christian theology under Francisco de Vitoria. After he was ordained as a priest, he served as a cleric in Osma. From 1547 to 1550, he taught theology at the University of Salamanca. He became Abbot of Castro (near Burgos) and of San Isidoro. On 27 June 1550 he was elected Bishop of Segovia and was subsequently consecrated as a bishop. He attended the last two sessions of the Council of Trent in 1551–52. He was appointed to the commission to redact the decrees on the Mass and the sacrament of Holy Orders on 18 July 1558. He ...
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