Antonio de la Cerda, 7th Duke of Medinaceli,

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, (in full, ), (25 October 1607 – 7 March 1671) was a Spanish nobleman. He was the son of Don Juan de la Cerda, 6th Duke of Medinaceli, by second wife Doña Antonia de Toledo y Dávila. On 28 November 1625, in

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, at the age of 17 he married the 13-year-old Ana Portocarrero, 5th Duchess of Alcalá, with whom he had four children. In 1641, he was appointed viceroy of

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, position he held for one year. He died in

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