The House of Enríquez is a Spanish noble lineage of royal origin.

History

The House of Enríquez originated in the Crown of Castile, in the person of Frederick of Castile (Casa de Borgoña), natural son of King Alfonso XI of Castile and

Eleanor de Guzmán Leonor (Eleanor) de Guzmán y Ponce de León (1310–1351) was a Castilian noblewoman. After roughly 1330, she became the long-term mistress and favourite of Alfonso XI, with whom she had the illegitimate Henry "the Fratricidal", future first mona ...

, and twin brother of

Henry II of Castile Henry II (13 January 1334 – 29 May 1379), called Henry of Trastámara or the Fratricidal (''el Fratricida''), was the first King of Castile and León from the House of Trastámara. He became king in 1369 by defeating his half-brother Peter th ...

, who gave name to the lineage ("Enríquez" being a

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form of ''Henry'' or ''Enrique''). The House of Enríquez is a cadet branch of the

House of Ivrea The Anscarids ( la, Anscarii) or the House of Ivrea were a medieval dynasty of Frankish origin which rose to prominence in Northern Italy in the tenth century, even briefly holding the Italian throne. The main branch ruled the County of Burgu ...

. From a political point of view, the family became the most powerful of Castile, displaying the dignity of Admirals of Castile for nearly 200 years and earning the Duchy of Medina de Rioseco. They were part of the elite aristocratic power in Castile during the Middle Ages and, along with 19 other Spanish lineages, were recognized by

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in 1520 as one of the first Grandees of Spain. Titles held by members of the house also include “Señor de Haro” and “Masters of the Order of Santiago.” Jurisdictionally, they guarded the manors of Mansilla, Medina de Rioseco, Melgar, Palenzuela, Peñafiel, Rueda, Torrelobatón and Tarifa.

Juana Enríquez Juana Enriquez, 5th Lady of Casarrubios del Monte (1425 – 13 February 1468) was Queen of Aragon and de facto Queen of Navarre as the wife of King John II. Juana Enríquez was the Regent of Navarre during the absence of her husband in the N ...

, great-granddaughter of the founder of the lineage, married

John II of Aragon John II ( Spanish: ''Juan II'', Catalan: ''Joan II'', Aragonese: ''Chuan II'' and eu, Joanes II; 29 June 1398 – 20 January 1479), called the Great (''el Gran'') or the Faithless (''el Sense Fe''), was King of Aragon from 1458 until his death ...

and was the mother of Ferdinand II of Aragon. Previously, the descendants of Henry of Castile, son of King Ferdinand III of Castile, also received the surname Enríquez.

Members

Fadrique Alfonso de Castilla Fadrique Alfonso of Castile, 1st Señor de Haro (1334–1358), 25th Master of the Order of Santiago (1342–1358), was the fifth illegitimate child of Alfonso XI of Castile and Eleanor of Guzman. He was born in Seville. Biography Fadrique was ...

(1333–58) # Alonso Enríquez y Angulo de Córdoba (1354–1429) — Juana de Mendoza (1352–1431) #

Fadrique Enríquez de Mendoza Fadrique may refer to: *Fadrique Alfonso, Lord of Haro (1334–1358), illegitimate son of King Alfonso XI of Castile *Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, 2nd Duke of Alba (c. 1460-1531), Spanish military leader and politician *Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, ...

(c.1388–1473) — Marina Díez de Córdoba y Ayala # Alfonso Enríquez (c.1435–1485)
Juana Enríquez de Mendoza (1425–68) — King Juan II de Aragón # Fadrique Enriquez de Cabrera (1485–1538) — Ana de Cabrera # Fernando Enríquez (1538–42) — María Girón # Luis Enríquez (1542–67) # Luis II Enríquez (1567–96) — Ana de Mendoza # Luis III Enríquez de Cabrera (1596–1600) — Vittoria Colonna #

Juan Alfonso Enríquez de Cabrera ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

(1600–47) # Juan Gaspar Enríquez de Cabrera (1647–91) # Juan Tomás Enríquez de Cabrera (1691–1702) # Pascual Enríquez de Cabrera (1739) # María de la Almudena Enríquez de Cabrera (1779). {{DEFAULTSORT:Enriquez Castilian nobility Castilian House of Burgundy Spanish noble families