Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 6th Duke of Frias
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Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 6th Duke of Frias, Grandee of Spain, (c. 1610 – 1652), was a Spanish
nobleman and diplomat.
and of María Angela de Aragón y Guzmán. He inherited the title of Constable of Castile
and like his father, Bernardino was Governor of the Duchy of Milan
between 1647 and 1648. He was also Viceroy of Aragon
between 1645 and 1647. King John IV of Portugal
was his nephew.
By Isabel María de Guzmán:
He got also at least another notorious bastard child, attributed however by some historians to his eldest son Iñigo, but quite probably, because of the time spans, perhaps his male son, namely:
French Influence in Europe since the Middle Ages, had made a common feature, the privilege of ruling kingdoms as a duty for adult males exclusively, with perhaps some exceptions in some of the medieval Spanish kingdoms in exceptional circumstances, (Aragon till the 13th century, Navarre till the ends of the 16th century and Castile till the middle of the 16th century). In spite of this, after a great deal of bloodshed, Habsburg Charles VI
daughter was Maria Theresa (German: Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina, 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780), the only female sole ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg. She was the sovereign of Austria
, Hungary
, Croatia
, Bohemia
, Mantua
, Milan
, Lodomeria
and Galitzia, the Austrian Netherlands, and Parma
. By marriage, she was, too, Duchess of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, German Queen and Holy Roman Empress. This power patterns of highly prepared women acceptance as rulers, would be also accepted in Russia
after the first third of the 18th-century.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
nobleman and diplomat.
Biography
Bernardino Fernández de Velasco was the oldest son of Juan Fernández de VelascoJuan Fernández de Velasco, 5th Duke of Frias
Juan Fernández de Velasco, 5th Duke of Frías was a Spanish nobleman and diplomat.Juan Fernández de Velasco was the son of Íñigo Fernández de Velasco; and of Maria Angela de Aragón y Guzmán El Bueno. He inherited his father's title of Constable of Castile, and was present at the signing of the...
and of María Angela de Aragón y Guzmán. He inherited the title of Constable of Castile
Constable of Castile
Constable of Castile was a title created by John I, King of Castile in 1382, to substitute the title Alférez Mayor del Reino. The constable was the second person in power in the kingdom, after the King, and his responsibility was to command the military in the absence of the ruler.In 1473 Henry IV...
and like his father, Bernardino was Governor of the Duchy of Milan
Governors of the Duchy of Milan
The Governor of Milan ruled the Duchy of Milan as a representative of the King of Spain and the Archduke of Austria and...
between 1647 and 1648. He was also Viceroy of Aragon
Lieutenants of the Kingdom of Aragon
This is a list of viceroys of the Kingdom of Aragon.*Alfons d'Aragón, Bishop of Zaragoza 1485-1511*Germaine of Foix 1512-1516*Alfons d'Aragón, bishop of Zaragoza 1516-1520*Juan de Lanuza 1520-1535...
between 1645 and 1647. King John IV of Portugal
John IV of Portugal
|-|John IV was the King of Portugal and the Algarves from 1640 to his death. He was the grandson of Catherine, Duchess of Braganza, who had in 1580 claimed the Portuguese crown and sparked the struggle for the throne of Portugal. John was nicknamed John the Restorer...
was his nephew.
Descendants
In 1629, the Duke married Isabel María de Guzmán, with whom had four children. He married for a second time with María Enríquez Sarmiento de Mendoza, but they had no issue.By Isabel María de Guzmán:
- Íñigo Melchor de Velasco, 7th Duke of FríasÍñigo Melchor de Velasco, 7th Duke of FriasÍñigo Melchor de Velasco, 7th Duke of Frías, Grandee of Spain, , was a Spanish nobleman and Governor-General of the Spanish Netherlands.-Biography:...
- Juana de Velasco y Tovar, was married three times, with:
- Enrique Felípez de Guzmán, 1st Marquis of Mayrena, 2nd Duque of Sanlúcar de Barrameda
- Alonso Melchor Téllez-Girón y Pacheco
- Juan Enríquez de Borja, 7th Marquis of Alcañices
- Francisco de Velasco, 5th Marquis of BerlangaFrancisco de Velasco, 5th Marquis of BerlangaFrancisco de Velasco, 5th Marquis of Berlanga, , , was a Spanish nobleman.Tovar was the second son of Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 6th Duke of Frías and of Isabel María de Guzmán...
- Andrea de Velasco, was married twice, with:
- Manuel Enríquez de Almansa, 10th Count of Alba de Liste
- Lorenzo de Cárdenas, 13th Count of la Puebla del Maestre
He got also at least another notorious bastard child, attributed however by some historians to his eldest son Iñigo, but quite probably, because of the time spans, perhaps his male son, namely:
- Francisco Fernández de Velasco y Tovar, marquis of Carvajal, (MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, 1646 - ????, 1716), military Governor of CeutaCeutaCeuta is an autonomous city of Spain and an exclave located on the north coast of North Africa surrounded by Morocco. Separated from the Iberian peninsula by the Strait of Gibraltar, Ceuta lies on the border of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceuta along with the other Spanish...
and CádizCádizCadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
, as well as fighting in PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
and in FlandersFlandersFlanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
, and in 1697 in Catalunya against the French troops commanded by Louis Joseph de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, (1654 – 11 June 1712), acting later, too, in BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
during the War of the Spanish SuccessionWar of the Spanish SuccessionThe War of the Spanish Succession was fought among several European powers, including a divided Spain, over the possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under one Bourbon monarch. As France and Spain were among the most powerful states of Europe, such a unification would have...
, 1701–1714, against the Catalan groups supporting the Austrian pretender to the vacant Spanish Crown, later Charles VI, Holy Roman EmperorCharles VI, Holy Roman EmperorCharles VI was the penultimate Habsburg sovereign of the Habsburg Empire. He succeeded his elder brother, Joseph I, as Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia , Hungary and Croatia , Archduke of Austria, etc., in 1711...
, (1685–1740).
French Influence in Europe since the Middle Ages, had made a common feature, the privilege of ruling kingdoms as a duty for adult males exclusively, with perhaps some exceptions in some of the medieval Spanish kingdoms in exceptional circumstances, (Aragon till the 13th century, Navarre till the ends of the 16th century and Castile till the middle of the 16th century). In spite of this, after a great deal of bloodshed, Habsburg Charles VI
Charles VI
Charles VI may refer to:* Charles VI of France, "the Well-Beloved" and "The Mad King" * Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor and VI of Naples...
daughter was Maria Theresa (German: Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina, 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780), the only female sole ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg. She was the sovereign of Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
, Mantua
Mantua
Mantua is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the same name. Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family, made it one of the main artistic, cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole...
, Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Lodomeria
Lodomeria
Lodomeria is the Latinized name of Volodymyr-Volhynia, a medieval Ruthenian principality, which was part of Halych-Volhynia in the 13th and 14th centuries...
and Galitzia, the Austrian Netherlands, and Parma
Parma
Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
. By marriage, she was, too, Duchess of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, German Queen and Holy Roman Empress. This power patterns of highly prepared women acceptance as rulers, would be also accepted in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
after the first third of the 18th-century.