Juan de Aragón y de Jonqueras, 2nd count of Ribagorza
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Juan de Aragón y de Jonqueras, 2nd Count of Ribagorza, (Benabarre
, Spain
, 1457 – Monzón
, Spain, 1528) was a Viceroy of Naples (1507–1509), replacing Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
.
He was a bastard son of Royal bastard Alfonso de Aragón y de Escobar, (1415–1485), a.k.a. Alfonso VI de Ribagorza till 1485, 1st count of Ribagorza, 1st duke of Villahermosa since 1476. His father was son of king John II of Aragón
, (b. 1392, king 1458–1479).
Therefore, he was one bastard nephew of king Ferdinand II of Aragón
, (b. 1452, king 1479–1516). He was in charge of re-conquering the kingdom of Naples, substituting Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
(1453–1515), who was commander there since 1495 but who was having personal problems with his king. Juan was probably a prominent and trusted person from Gonzalo's staff in Italy.
He married in 1479 wealthy landowner María López de Gurrea y Torrellas, deceased 1492. Their elder son, born 1487, was count Alfonso VII de Ribagorza since 1512, later 2nd Duke of Luna. When his wife died in 1492, he became an ecclesiastical member of the Military Order of Saint John.
He was faced in June of 1508 by a popular revolt due to the lack of flour and wheat while he tried to collect extra money for military purposes. In October 1509 he had to leave the town being replaced by interim-Viceroy of Naples, Antonio de Guevara, count of Potenza
(Basilicata
, Italy
).
In 1512 he was appointed President of the Generalitat of Catalunya but he had to leave his post, apparently due to administrative pressures in June 1514, because appointments were restricted for a while to Catholic Church authorities.
In June 1528 he was buried at the Catalan Monastery of Montserrat.
Benabarre
Benabarre or Benavarri is a town in the Aragonese county of Ribagorza, in the province of Huesca, Spain.Traditionally, Benabarre was the capital of the historic County of Ribagorza, which was more expansive in territory than today, and included the comarca of Alta Ribagorça, now in the province...
, Spain
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...
, 1457 – Monzón
Monzón
Monzón is a small town in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It has a population of 17,050. It is located in the northeast and adjoins the rivers Cinca and Sosa.-Historical overview:...
, Spain, 1528) was a Viceroy of Naples (1507–1509), replacing Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba known as The Great Captain, Duke of Terranova and Santangelo, Andria, Montalto and Sessa, also known as Gonzalo de Córdoba, Italian: Gonsalvo or Consalvo Ernandes di Cordova was a Spanish general fighting in the times of the Conquest of Granada and the Italian Wars...
.
He was a bastard son of Royal bastard Alfonso de Aragón y de Escobar, (1415–1485), a.k.a. Alfonso VI de Ribagorza till 1485, 1st count of Ribagorza, 1st duke of Villahermosa since 1476. His father was son of king John II of Aragón
John II of Aragon
John II the Faithless, also known as the Great was the King of Aragon from 1458 until 1479, and jure uxoris King of Navarre from 1425 until his death. He was the son of Ferdinand I and his wife Eleanor of Alburquerque...
, (b. 1392, king 1458–1479).
Therefore, he was one bastard nephew of king Ferdinand II of Aragón
Ferdinand II of Aragon
Ferdinand the Catholic was King of Aragon , Sicily , Naples , Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, Count of Barcelona, jure uxoris King of Castile and then regent of that country also from 1508 to his death, in the name of...
, (b. 1452, king 1479–1516). He was in charge of re-conquering the kingdom of Naples, substituting Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba known as The Great Captain, Duke of Terranova and Santangelo, Andria, Montalto and Sessa, also known as Gonzalo de Córdoba, Italian: Gonsalvo or Consalvo Ernandes di Cordova was a Spanish general fighting in the times of the Conquest of Granada and the Italian Wars...
(1453–1515), who was commander there since 1495 but who was having personal problems with his king. Juan was probably a prominent and trusted person from Gonzalo's staff in Italy.
He married in 1479 wealthy landowner María López de Gurrea y Torrellas, deceased 1492. Their elder son, born 1487, was count Alfonso VII de Ribagorza since 1512, later 2nd Duke of Luna. When his wife died in 1492, he became an ecclesiastical member of the Military Order of Saint John.
He was faced in June of 1508 by a popular revolt due to the lack of flour and wheat while he tried to collect extra money for military purposes. In October 1509 he had to leave the town being replaced by interim-Viceroy of Naples, Antonio de Guevara, count of Potenza
Potenza
-Transportation:Potenza is a rail junction on the main line from Salerno to Taranto, managed by FS Trenitalia; it has also a connection to Altamura, served by the Ferrovie Appulo Lucane regional company...
(Basilicata
Basilicata
Basilicata , also known as Lucania, is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south, having one short southwestern coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea between Campania in the northwest and Calabria in the southwest, and a...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
).
In 1512 he was appointed President of the Generalitat of Catalunya but he had to leave his post, apparently due to administrative pressures in June 1514, because appointments were restricted for a while to Catholic Church authorities.
In June 1528 he was buried at the Catalan Monastery of Montserrat.
Some references
- http://www.grandesp.org.uk/historia/gzas/villahermosa.htm
- http://www.orderstjohn.org/osj/history.htm
- http://www.webpages.free-online.co.uk/ksj/histksj.html
- http://castilianhistory.com/biblio1.htm