Juan Manuel, Lord of Villena
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Juan Manuel was the son of Ferdinand III of Castile
and his wife Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen
.
He was born at Carrión de los Condes
. The name Manuel was given to him to commemorate his maternal grandmother's roots in Imperial Byzantium
. Juan Manuel travelled to Italy in 1259 as part of the embassy send by his father to Pope Alexander IV
.
He was Lord of Escalona
, Peñafiel and Villena
.
He died at Peñafiel in 1283 and was buried in the Monastery of Uclés. His son Juan Manuel, who succeeded him in Peñafiel and Villena among the others, was a notable medieval writer.
was Constance of Aragon
(1239-1269?), daughter of James I of Aragon
. Two children were born of this marriage:
His second marriage after Constança's death was in 1274/1275 to Beatrice of Savoy
(d. 23 February 1292), daughter of Amadeus IV of Savoy
. One child was born of this marriage:
Children from other women include:
Ferdinand III of Castile
Saint Ferdinand III, T.O.S.F., was the King of Castile from 1217 and León from 1230. He was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguela of Castile. Through his second marriage he was also Count of Aumale. He finished the work done by his maternal grandfather Alfonso VIII and consolidated the...
and his wife Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen
Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen
Beatrice of Swabia was Queen of Castile and Leon as the wife of King Ferdinand III...
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He was born at Carrión de los Condes
Carrión de los Condes
Carrión de los Condes is a municipality in the province of Palencia, part of the Autonomous Community of Castile and León, Spain.It is 40 kilometers from Palencia, on the Way of Saint James.-History:...
. The name Manuel was given to him to commemorate his maternal grandmother's roots in Imperial Byzantium
Byzantium
Byzantium was an ancient Greek city, founded by Greek colonists from Megara in 667 BC and named after their king Byzas . The name Byzantium is a Latinization of the original name Byzantion...
. Juan Manuel travelled to Italy in 1259 as part of the embassy send by his father to Pope Alexander IV
Pope Alexander IV
Pope Alexander IV was Pope from 1254 until his death.Born as Rinaldo di Jenne, in Jenne , he was, on his mother's side, a member of the de' Conti di Segni family, the counts of Segni, like Pope Innocent III and Pope Gregory IX...
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He was Lord of Escalona
Escalona
Escalona is a municipality located in the north part of the province of Toledo, which in turn is part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain...
, Peñafiel and Villena
Villena
Villena is a city in Spain, in the Valencian Community. It is located at the northwest part of Alicante, and borders to the west with Castilla-La Mancha and Murcia, to the north with the province of Valencia and to the east and south with the province of Alicante. It is the capital of the comarca...
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He died at Peñafiel in 1283 and was buried in the Monastery of Uclés. His son Juan Manuel, who succeeded him in Peñafiel and Villena among the others, was a notable medieval writer.
Family
He married twice. His first wife, whom he married in 1260 in SoriaSoria
Soria is a city in north-central Spain, the capital of the province of Soria in the autonomous community of Castile and León. , the municipality has a population of c. 39,500 inhabitants, nearly 40% of the population of the province...
was Constance of Aragon
Constance of Aragon (1239–1269)
Constance of Aragon was a daughter of James I of Aragon and his second wife Yolanda of Hungary. She was a member of the House of Barcelona and was Infanta of Castile by her marriage to Juan Manuel, Lord of Villena....
(1239-1269?), daughter of James I of Aragon
James I of Aragon
James I the Conqueror was the King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276...
. Two children were born of this marriage:
- Alfonso (born 1260/1261, died in Montepellier, France in 1276) Died without issue.
- Violante Manuel (born 1265, died in LisbonLisbonLisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, Portugal in 1314), lady of Elche and MedellínMedellín (Spain)Medellín is a village in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, notable as the birthplace of Hernán Cortés in 1485 and the site of the Battle of Medellín, during the Peninsular War...
. Married circa 1287 to Afonso of Portugal, son of Afonso III of PortugalAfonso III of PortugalAfonso III , or Affonso , Alfonso or Alphonso or Alphonsus , the Bolognian , the fifth King of Portugal and the first to use the title King of Portugal and the Algarve, from 1249...
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His second marriage after Constança's death was in 1274/1275 to Beatrice of Savoy
Beatrice of Savoy (died 1292)
Beatrice of Savoy was the daughter of Amadeus IV the Count of Savoy and his second wife, Cecilia of Baux. She married Juan Manuel, Lord of Villena the son of King Ferdinand III of Castile...
(d. 23 February 1292), daughter of Amadeus IV of Savoy
Amadeus IV of Savoy
Amadeus IV was Count of Savoy from 1233 to 1253.The legitimate heir of Thomas I of Savoy and Margaret of Geneva, he had however to fight with his brothers for the inheritance of Savoy lands after their father's death...
. One child was born of this marriage:
- Juan Manuel (1282–1348), Prince of Villena, Duke of Penafiel and Lord of Escalona.
Children from other women include:
- Sancho Manuel (1283-after 1345), Lord of Infantado and Carrion. First married Maria Rodriguez de Castañeda, Second married Ines Dias de Toledo. With issues in both marriage.
- Henrique Manuel (born circa 1272)
- Branca Manuel (born circa 1273)