Beltrán de la Cueva, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque
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Beltrán de la Cueva y Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque, (in full), (c. 1478 - 11 February 1560) was a Spanish
nobleman and military leader.
He was born in Cuéllar
, the son of Don Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque
and of Francisca de Toledo, daughter of García Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Duke of Alba
. Beltrán de la Cueva was appointed captain general of the Spanish Army, and commander-in-chief of the English Army in France (under queen Mary I of England
). He was named a Knight
of the Order of the Golden Fleece
in 1534, a Viceroy of Aragon in 1535, and a Viceroy of Navarre in 1552, position he held until his death in 1560.
Spain
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nobleman and military leader.
He was born in Cuéllar
Cuéllar
Cuéllar is a large town and local government district in the autonomous community of Castile and León, in Spain. It had a population of 9,841 in 2008....
, the son of Don Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque was a Spanish nobleman.He was the son of Don Beltrán de la Cueva, 1st Duke of Alburquerque, by first wife Doña Mencía Hurtado de Mendoza y Luna. He served the Catholic Monarchs Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand V of Castile in the Wars...
and of Francisca de Toledo, daughter of García Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Duke of Alba
García Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Duke of Alba
García Álvarez de Toledo y Carrillo, 1st Duke of Alba de Tormes was a Spanish nobleman, military leader and politician....
. Beltrán de la Cueva was appointed captain general of the Spanish Army, and commander-in-chief of the English Army in France (under queen Mary I of England
Mary I of England
Mary I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547...
). He was named a Knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of the Golden Fleece
The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Infanta Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King John I of Portugal. It evolved as one of the most prestigious orders in Europe...
in 1534, a Viceroy of Aragon in 1535, and a Viceroy of Navarre in 1552, position he held until his death in 1560.