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

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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

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on 30 August 1482. Antonio became second Duke in 1515, when his father died. He was also 3rd Count of Treviño.Real Academia de la Historia
/ref> Antonio appointed the preacher Antonio de Medrano (also known as Francisco de Medrano) as his

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and even defended him publicly when he faced charges from the

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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 Holy Office, leading to repeated clashes. Despite this, the Duke of Nájera consistently came to his defense during each dispute. Appointed viceroy of Navarre by Cardinal Cisneros in 1516, he was ordered to pacify the newly conquered Kingdom. But he acted in such a brutal manner, that he became much hated by the Navarrese. When the son of the former King of Navarre,

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sent a large French/Navarrese army commanded by General André de Foix to reconquer his Kingdom, the Navarrese population supported them and in less than three weeks, all of Navarre was retaken. In 1520 he participated in the repression of the

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and in 1521 he defeated the French in the Siege of

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, and the Battle of Noáin. After the reconquest of the Kingdom by the Spanish, Antonio was sidelined and retired to his estates in

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, where he died in 1535.

Marriage and children

He married in 1503 with Juana Cardona Y Enriquez (died 1547), sister of Fernando Ramon Folch, 2nd Duke of Cardona.
They had seven children : * Juan Esteban (1504–1558), 3rd Duke of Nájera, knight in the

. * Aldonza, no issue. * Guiomar (died 1543), no issue. * Juan Fernandéz (1508–1570), viceroy of Naples in 1558, had issue. * Rodrigo, had issue. * María, no issue. * Bernardino (died 1591), Commendador de Herrera, had issue.Geni
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References

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