Gabriel de la Cueva, 5th Duke of Alburquerque
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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 Beltrán de la Cueva, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque
Beltrán de la Cueva, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque
Beltrán de la Cueva y Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque, , 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...
and of Doña Isabel Girón, and inherited the title from his older brother the 4th Duke
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 4th Duke of Alburquerque
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva y Girón, 4th Duke of Alburquerque was a Spanish nobleman.He was the son of Don Beltrán de la Cueva, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque and of Doña Isabel Girón...
. Gabriel de la Cueva was appointed Viceroy of Navarre in 1560, to replace his father who had died, and later Governor of the Duchy of Milan in 1564, a position that he held until his own death in 1571.
He married his niece Doña Juana de la Lama, 4th Marchioness of la Adrada, only daughter of Gonzalo Fernández de la Lama and Isabel de la Cueva y Portocarrero.
During his reign in Milan, Doña Juana received from Pope Pius V
Pope Pius V
Pope Saint Pius V , born Antonio Ghislieri , was Pope from 1566 to 1572 and is a saint of the Catholic Church. He is chiefly notable for his role in the Council of Trent, the Counter-Reformation, and the standardization of the Roman liturgy within the Latin Church...
the Golden Rose
Golden Rose
The Golden Rose is a gold ornament, which popes of the Catholic Church have traditionally blessed annually. It is occasionally conferred as a token of reverence or affection...
, normally only given to Kings and Emperors.
They had two daughters :
- María de la Cueva y de la Lama, died young.
- Ana de la Cueva y de la Lama (*Milán), Marchioness of la Adrada, married Juan de la Cerda y Aragón, 6th Duke of Medinaceli.
Gabriel was succeeded by his cousin Beltrán de la Cueva.
