Pedro Folc de Cardona
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Pedro Folc de Cardona, a.k.a. Pedro de Cardona, deceased from the black death at Alcover
, province of Tarragona, Spain
, 11 April 1530, Bishop of Urgel, 1472–1515, President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, 1482–1485, editor of the Usatges de Barcelona, 1505, Viceroy of Catalonia, 1521–1523, Archbishop of Tarragona, 1515–1530, was an illegitimate son of Joan Ramon Folc III de Cardona y de Prades, (9 January 1418 - 18 June 1486), 4rd Count of Cardona, a title awarded in 1375 by king Peter IV of Aragon
to viscount of Cardona Hug II de Cardona, (15 October 1328 - 2 August 1400).
He was a step brother of Joan Ramon Folc IV de Cardona y d'Urgell, (1446 - 1st Duke of Cardona since 1491 - 29 January 1513), being ordered by king John II of Aragon
, deceased 1479, to attack his cousin Hugo Roger III of Pallars, family related to Pedro's father. Eventually, after interventions in France and Italy, Hugo Roger III, Count of Pallars, would be imprisoned at the Royal Prison Castle of Xativa
, occupied also by famous and ambitious Spanish-Italian Cesare Borgia
, where he died in 1509. Lands and titles, as a Marquess of Pallars were passed to the 1st Duke of Cardona, Pedro's "legal" brother as a token of both brothers loyalty to old king John II of Aragon and to John II son, king Ferdinand II of Aragon.
We should take into account that Pedro's brother, had married in 1467, aged 21 only, Aldonça Enríquez, sister of king Ferdinand II mother Joana Enriquez, hence an aunt of Ferdinand II, the king of Aragon and Catalonia since 1479 and a husband to Queen regnant since December 1474, Isabel l of Castile, (1451- Queen successor to her half brother Henry IV of Castile
, December 1474 - 1504).
King John II of Aragon
son, Ferdinand II of Aragon
, (1452 - king successor of the Aragonese kingdom and the Catalonia counties, 1479–1516), rewarded his brother Juan Ramon Folc IV, too, with the title of 1st Duke of Cardona, 1491, while Bishop Pedro stayed as a Bishop of the very important episcopal Siege of Urgell
till 1515, moving him then to the position of Archbishop of Tarragona.
Ferdinand II of Aragon
grandson, then 16 years old king Charles I of Spain, a.k.a. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
, and his mentally ill mother Queen Joan I of Castile "The Mad", confirmed this position but he died on 11 April 1530 at Alcover
when scaping from the plague or black death at Tarragona
sea-faring city.
Alcover
Alcover is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Camp, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.The Prades Mountains are located in the vicinity of this municipality....
, province of Tarragona, Spain
Spain
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, 11 April 1530, Bishop of Urgel, 1472–1515, President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, 1482–1485, editor of the Usatges de Barcelona, 1505, Viceroy of Catalonia, 1521–1523, Archbishop of Tarragona, 1515–1530, was an illegitimate son of Joan Ramon Folc III de Cardona y de Prades, (9 January 1418 - 18 June 1486), 4rd Count of Cardona, a title awarded in 1375 by king Peter IV of Aragon
Peter IV of Aragon
Peter IV, , called el Cerimoniós or el del punyalet , was the King of Aragon, King of Sardinia and Corsica , King of Valencia , and Count of Barcelona Peter IV, (Balaguer, September 5, 1319 – Barcelona, January 6, 1387), called el Cerimoniós ("the Ceremonious") or el del punyalet ("the one...
to viscount of Cardona Hug II de Cardona, (15 October 1328 - 2 August 1400).
He was a step brother of Joan Ramon Folc IV de Cardona y d'Urgell, (1446 - 1st Duke of Cardona since 1491 - 29 January 1513), being ordered by king John II of Aragon
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...
, deceased 1479, to attack his cousin Hugo Roger III of Pallars, family related to Pedro's father. Eventually, after interventions in France and Italy, Hugo Roger III, Count of Pallars, would be imprisoned at the Royal Prison Castle of Xativa
Xàtiva
Xàtiva is a town in eastern Spain, in the province of Valencia, on the right bank of the river Albaida and at the junction of the Valencia–Murcia and Valencia Albacete railways....
, occupied also by famous and ambitious Spanish-Italian Cesare Borgia
Cesare Borgia
Cesare Borgia , Duke of Valentinois, was an Italian condottiero, nobleman, politician, and cardinal. He was the son of Pope Alexander VI and his long-term mistress Vannozza dei Cattanei. He was the brother of Lucrezia Borgia; Giovanni Borgia , Duke of Gandia; and Gioffre Borgia , Prince of Squillace...
, where he died in 1509. Lands and titles, as a Marquess of Pallars were passed to the 1st Duke of Cardona, Pedro's "legal" brother as a token of both brothers loyalty to old king John II of Aragon and to John II son, king Ferdinand II of Aragon.
We should take into account that Pedro's brother, had married in 1467, aged 21 only, Aldonça Enríquez, sister of king Ferdinand II mother Joana Enriquez, hence an aunt of Ferdinand II, the king of Aragon and Catalonia since 1479 and a husband to Queen regnant since December 1474, Isabel l of Castile, (1451- Queen successor to her half brother Henry IV of Castile
Henry IV of Castile
Henry IV , King of the Crown of Castile, nicknamed the Impotent , was the last of the weak late medieval kings of Castile...
, December 1474 - 1504).
King John II of Aragon
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...
son, Ferdinand II of Aragon
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...
, (1452 - king successor of the Aragonese kingdom and the Catalonia counties, 1479–1516), rewarded his brother Juan Ramon Folc IV, too, with the title of 1st Duke of Cardona, 1491, while Bishop Pedro stayed as a Bishop of the very important episcopal Siege of Urgell
Urgell
The County of Urgell is one of the historical Catalan counties, bordering on the counties of Pallars and Cerdanya.The county was carved by the Franks out of a former section of the Mark of Toulouse when the Alt Urgell area became part of the Carolingian Empire between 785 and 790.The original...
till 1515, moving him then to the position of Archbishop of Tarragona.
Ferdinand II of Aragon
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...
grandson, then 16 years old king Charles I of Spain, a.k.a. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...
, and his mentally ill mother Queen Joan I of Castile "The Mad", confirmed this position but he died on 11 April 1530 at Alcover
Alcover
Alcover is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Camp, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.The Prades Mountains are located in the vicinity of this municipality....
when scaping from the plague or black death at Tarragona
Tarragona
Tarragona is a city located in the south of Catalonia on the north-east of Spain, by the Mediterranean. It is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and the capital of the Catalan comarca Tarragonès. In the medieval and modern times it was the capital of the Vegueria of Tarragona...
sea-faring city.
Some references
- http://www.esacademic.com/dic.nsf/eswiki/916464
- http://www.esacademic.com/dic.nsf/eswiki/290931
- http://www.esacademic.com/dic.nsf/eswiki/289988
- http://es.wikilingue.com/ca/Joan_Ramon_Folc_IV_de_Cardona