Íñigo Dávalos (, ; died 1484) was a Castilian general who served the

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in Italy.For a good reproduction of recto and verso of a medal created by Pisanello (illustrated) see auction catalogue published by Morton & Eden, London, for their auction to be held on 9 December 2009. The auction contains part of the collection of the New York based coin dealer and collector Lawrence R. Strack. See also ''

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'', 6 December 2009, page 65

Early life

His grandfather, Ruy López Dávalos, had been constable of Castile.

Career

Íñigo came to Italy with

Alfonso V of Aragon Alfonso the Magnanimous (Alfons el Magnànim in Catalan language, Catalan) (139627 June 1458) was King of Aragon and King of Sicily (as Alfons V) and the ruler of the Crown of Aragon from 1416 and King of Naples (as Alfons I) from 1442 until his ...

in 1442. He took part in the naval battle of Ponza in 1435. In 1452, after the Aragonese conquest of the

Kingdom of Naples The Kingdom of Naples (; ; ), officially the Kingdom of Sicily, was a state that ruled the part of the Italian Peninsula south of the Papal States between 1282 and 1816. It was established by the War of the Sicilian Vespers (1282–1302). Until ...

, he was made Count of Monteodorisio. Reportedly, Íñigo has been proposed as the author of the romance ''

Curial e Güelfa ''Curial e Güelfa'' is an anonymous Catalan language, Catalan chivalric romance of the fifteenth century, notable for incorporating elements of Italian humanism. Known from a single manuscript and unpublished until the twentieth century, it is ...

''.

Personal life

In 1452 he married Antonella d'Aquino, heiress to the marquisate of

Pescara Pescara (; ; ) is the capital city of the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo Regions of Italy, region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 118,657 (January 1, 2023) residents (and approximately 350,000 including the surround ...

, which was thenceforth part of the family's fiefs. Íñigo died in Naples in 1484: his lands were inherited by his son Alphonso.

Descendants

His grandsons,

Alfonso Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic Kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula. I ...

and

Fernando Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, and former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa and Asia (like the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka). It is e ...

, and his great grandson,

Francesco Ferdinando d'Avalos Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name "Francis", is one of the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (disambiguation) ...

, were generals for Spain in the

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Notes

1484 deaths Counts in Italy 03 Spanish untitled nobility Spanish generals Knights of the Garter Innico 01 Year of birth unknown {{Spain-mil-bio-stub