Joaquín Fernández de Portocarrero y Mendoza, 4th Marquis of Almenara, 9th Count of

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(27 March 1681 – 22 June 1760) was a

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who served

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and interim

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, before entering the priesthood in his late forties and rising to the rank of

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, ending his life as

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of Sabina.

Career

He was born in

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as son of

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and Maria Leonor of Moscoso. In his twenties and thirties, he conducted military campaigns for King

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. He served

from 1722 to 1728 and interim

from July–December 1728. He was Spanish Ambassador in

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from 1746 to 1760, on behalf of King

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Ecclesiastical career

He was ordained into the priesthood on 17 January 1730. On 25 May 1735 he was appointed the

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, and on 30 May he was ordained a

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. On 9 September 1743, he was elevated to

, and appointed

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. He was subsequently appointed Cardinal-Priest of

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on 10 April 1747, and then Cardinal-Priest of

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on 9 April 1753. On 20 September 1756, he was appointed

of Sabina. In 1758, he participated in the

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that elected

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Death

He died in

in 1760. No issue, titles passed to

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ese family connected Pedro "Fernandez de Hijar" y "Abarca de Bolea" (1741–1808),

, 9th Duke of Hijar, 9th Duke of Lecera, 5th Duke of

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and many other lesser titles.

External links

Profile
taktos.net; accessed 3 March 2015.

blasoneshispanos.com; accessed 3 March 2015.
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chde.org; accessed 3 March 2015. * *

Notes and references

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