Viscounty of Altamira
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The Viscounts of Altamira were a family of the Spanish nobility
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Mayor Pérez de Vivero. married Gonzalo Pérez de Vaamonde. They had three sons.
D. Alonso Pérez de Viveiro
. Born in the parish of San Esteban de Valle (currently part of the Council of O Vicedo - Lugo).
Married Dª Inés de Guzmán. Widow of the Count of Trastamara and daughter of Gil Gómez Davila, Lord of Cespedosa y de Puente del Congosto, and of Dª Aldonza de Guzmán.
Alonso's father died when he was very young and his mother raised him as an Hidalgo
. At the age of 15 he marched to Castilla and became a page for D. Álvaro de Luna
, Constable of Castile, Grand Master of the military order of Santiago, and favorite of King John II of Castile. Later in life he assumed the roles of Secretary and Contador Mayor of the King
He was Lord of Villajuán y Fuensaldaña
. He created in Valladolid
the Palacio de los Vivero - where the Royal Foreign Ministry and the Territorial Audience where located. He also created the Castle of Fuensaldaña, near by Valladolid
, where his crest lies; On a golden background, 3 plants of ivy in their natural colour, each with 7 leaves, mounted over rocks out at sea, and blue and white waves.
From him descended the Viscounts of Altamira, the Counts of Fuensaldaña, the Counts of Grajal, the Marquises of Alcañices and other illustrious families that bear the name (V)Bivero.
Alonso and Inés founded the mayorazgo (entailed estate) 2 December 1452. They had three children:
He married 14 April 1456 to Dª. María de Acuña. Daughter of D. Pedro de Acuña, 1st Count of Buendía, and Ines Herrera. Nephew of the Archbishop of Toledo, D. Alonso Carrillo.
He held the seat of the Biveros, until, on 15 June 1465, King Henry IV stripped him of his title, by Royal Decree signed in Zamora
. Henry IV then gave the seat of the Biveros to Perdo Pardo de Cela on 27 June. He was Contador of Henry IV, Commandor General, Lord of Cabezón, in Valladolid
. They had the following children;
4. D. Gil González de Vivero y Davila
5. D. Lope
6. D. Francisco
7. D. Alonso de Vivero
8. Dª Aldonza de Vivero. Married to D. Gabriel Manrique. First Count of Osorno
9. Dª María de Vivero y Soto. Casó con D. Luis de Tobar. Señor de Berlanga y Astudillo
10. Dª Isabel de Vivero
11. Dª Inés de Vivero. Married to D. Diego Pérez de Osorio, Lord of Villacís and Cervantes.
After the death of his father the king, he was given the seat of the Biveros. The Biveros were not in agreement with this and they took up arms and fought within the walls of the estate, killing one son of Dª. Inés in the battle.
From this marriage come the Counts of Villanueva de Cañedo.
This battle forced the King to revoke the Decree of Zamora, signed in 1465 and attributed the seat of the Biveros back to its original Lords.
12. Dª Mariana
13. Dª Catalina de Vivero
(Valladolid
).
Was married in first instance to Elvira Bazán.
In second instance, María Manrique de Benavides. They had the following children;
Juana de Acuña. Married to Martín de Acuña. Son of Juan de Acuña, III Count of Valencia, Gijón y Pravia y Teresa Enríquez. Lord of Matadion. They had three children.
2. Antonio de Acuña. Lord of Matadión. With succession.
3. Fernando de Acuña. Lord of Villafañe. With succession.
4. Antonia de Acuña. Married to Fernando Niño de Castro. Marques of Valladolid
.
5. Ines de Acuña.
Married to María de Mercado. From Madrigal de las Altas Torres (Ávila). Daughter of Juan de Mercado, from Madrigal, Knight of the Order of Santiago
.
They were succeeded by:
Married to Magdalena de Borja. Lady of the House of Loyola
. Nephew of Francis Borgia
. They had no children.
Their successors were: D. Juan Esteban Pérez de Bivero Garcia de Quevedo, of the branch of D. Gil González de Bivero Y Davila (Counts of Davila). VI Viscount of Altamira. In the year 1583 he was the 2nd count of Count of Fuensaldaña. His titles were then inherited by D. Alonso Pérez de Bivero Garcia de Quevedo, that continues the line today.
Spanish nobility
Spanish nobles are persons who possess the legal status of hereditary nobility according to the laws and traditions of the Spanish monarchy. A system of titles and honours of Spain and of the former kingdoms that constitute it comprise the Spanish nobility...
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Second Generation
D. Pedro de Bivero.Mayor Pérez de Vivero. married Gonzalo Pérez de Vaamonde. They had three sons.
D. Alonso Pérez de Viveiro
Viveiro
Viveiro is a town and municipality in the province of Lugo, in the northwestern Galician autonomous community of Spain. It borders on the Cantabric Sea, to the west of Xove and to the east of O Vicedo...
. Born in the parish of San Esteban de Valle (currently part of the Council of O Vicedo - Lugo).
Married Dª Inés de Guzmán. Widow of the Count of Trastamara and daughter of Gil Gómez Davila, Lord of Cespedosa y de Puente del Congosto, and of Dª Aldonza de Guzmán.
Alonso's father died when he was very young and his mother raised him as an Hidalgo
Hidalgo (Spanish nobility)
A hidalgo or fidalgo is a member of the Spanish and Portuguese nobility. In popular usage it has come to mean the non-titled nobility. Hidalgos were exempt from paying taxes, but did not necessarily own real property...
. At the age of 15 he marched to Castilla and became a page for D. Álvaro de Luna
Álvaro de Luna
Álvaro de Luna y Jarana , Duke of Trujillo, 1st Count of San Esteban de Gormaz, was a Spanish politician...
, Constable of Castile, Grand Master of the military order of Santiago, and favorite of King John II of Castile. Later in life he assumed the roles of Secretary and Contador Mayor of the King
He was Lord of Villajuán y Fuensaldaña
Fuensaldaña
Fuensaldaña is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 1,149 inhabitants....
. He created in Valladolid
Valladolid
Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales...
the Palacio de los Vivero - where the Royal Foreign Ministry and the Territorial Audience where located. He also created the Castle of Fuensaldaña, near by Valladolid
Valladolid
Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales...
, where his crest lies; On a golden background, 3 plants of ivy in their natural colour, each with 7 leaves, mounted over rocks out at sea, and blue and white waves.
From him descended the Viscounts of Altamira, the Counts of Fuensaldaña, the Counts of Grajal, the Marquises of Alcañices and other illustrious families that bear the name (V)Bivero.
Alonso and Inés founded the mayorazgo (entailed estate) 2 December 1452. They had three children:
Third Generation
- Gonzalo de Vivero. He was Chaplin of St. Mary's CathedralLugoLugo is a city in northwestern Spain, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It is the capital of the province of Lugo. The municipality had a population of 97,635 in 2010, which makes is the fourth most populated city in Galicia.-Population:...
in Lugo, and was Prelado alongside don García Martínez Vaamonde, he was later elevated to Bishop of Salamanca in 1446. He died on 29 January 1480. - Vasco Pérez de Vivero. Captain for King D. Fernando y Dª. Isabel. In 1497 he was Mayor of the Fortress of A CoruñaA CoruñaA Coruña or La Coruña is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. It is the second-largest city in the autonomous community and seventeenth overall in the country...
. - D. Juan de Bivero. First born. 1st ViscountViscountA viscount or viscountess is a member of the European nobility whose comital title ranks usually, as in the British peerage, above a baron, below an earl or a count .-Etymology:...
of Altamira. The title was bestowed upon him in 1467 by the King Henry IV of CastileHenry IV of CastileHenry IV , King of the Crown of Castile, nicknamed the Impotent , was the last of the weak late medieval kings of Castile...
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He married 14 April 1456 to Dª. María de Acuña. Daughter of D. Pedro de Acuña, 1st Count of Buendía, and Ines Herrera. Nephew of the Archbishop of Toledo, D. Alonso Carrillo.
He held the seat of the Biveros, until, on 15 June 1465, King Henry IV stripped him of his title, by Royal Decree signed in Zamora
Zamora, Spain
Zamora is a city in Castile and León, Spain, the capital of the province of Zamora. It lies on a rocky hill in the northwest, near the frontier with Portugal and crossed by the Duero river, which is some 50 km downstream as it reaches the Portuguese frontier...
. Henry IV then gave the seat of the Biveros to Perdo Pardo de Cela on 27 June. He was Contador of Henry IV, Commandor General, Lord of Cabezón, in Valladolid
Valladolid
Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales...
. They had the following children;
4. D. Gil González de Vivero y Davila
5. D. Lope
6. D. Francisco
7. D. Alonso de Vivero
8. Dª Aldonza de Vivero. Married to D. Gabriel Manrique. First Count of Osorno
9. Dª María de Vivero y Soto. Casó con D. Luis de Tobar. Señor de Berlanga y Astudillo
10. Dª Isabel de Vivero
11. Dª Inés de Vivero. Married to D. Diego Pérez de Osorio, Lord of Villacís and Cervantes.
After the death of his father the king, he was given the seat of the Biveros. The Biveros were not in agreement with this and they took up arms and fought within the walls of the estate, killing one son of Dª. Inés in the battle.
From this marriage come the Counts of Villanueva de Cañedo.
This battle forced the King to revoke the Decree of Zamora, signed in 1465 and attributed the seat of the Biveros back to its original Lords.
12. Dª Mariana
13. Dª Catalina de Vivero
Fourth Generation
Alonso Pérez de Bivero (1458 - 1509). Second Viscount of Altamira. Promoter of the construction of the Castle of FuensaldañaFuensaldaña
Fuensaldaña is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 1,149 inhabitants....
(Valladolid
Valladolid
Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales...
).
Was married in first instance to Elvira Bazán.
In second instance, María Manrique de Benavides. They had the following children;
Juana de Acuña. Married to Martín de Acuña. Son of Juan de Acuña, III Count of Valencia, Gijón y Pravia y Teresa Enríquez. Lord of Matadion. They had three children.
Fifth Generation
1. Juan Pérez de Bivero. 3rd Viscount of Altamira.2. Antonio de Acuña. Lord of Matadión. With succession.
3. Fernando de Acuña. Lord of Villafañe. With succession.
4. Antonia de Acuña. Married to Fernando Niño de Castro. Marques of Valladolid
Valladolid
Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales...
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5. Ines de Acuña.
Sixth Generation
Alonso Pérez de Bivero. IV Viscount of Altamira.Married to María de Mercado. From Madrigal de las Altas Torres (Ávila). Daughter of Juan de Mercado, from Madrigal, Knight of the Order of Santiago
Order of Santiago
The Order of Santiago was founded in the 12th century, and owes its name to the national patron of Galicia and Spain, Santiago , under whose banner the Christians of Galicia and Asturias began in the 9th century to combat and drive back the Muslims of the Iberian Peninsula.-History:Santiago de...
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They were succeeded by:
Seventh Generation
Juan de Bivero y Mercado. V Visconde of Altamira. The King Felipe II bestowed upon him the title of Count of Fuensaldaña.Married to Magdalena de Borja. Lady of the House of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish knight from a Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus and was its first Superior General. Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during the Counter-Reformation...
. Nephew of Francis Borgia
Francis Borgia
Saint Francis Borgia, 4th duke of Gandía, 3rd Father General of the Jesuit Order, Grandee of Spain, was a Spanish Jesuit and third Superior General of the Society of Jesus. He was canonized on 20 June 1670.-Early life:He was born Francesco Borgia de Candia d'Aragon within the Duchy of Gandía,...
. They had no children.
Their successors were: D. Juan Esteban Pérez de Bivero Garcia de Quevedo, of the branch of D. Gil González de Bivero Y Davila (Counts of Davila). VI Viscount of Altamira. In the year 1583 he was the 2nd count of Count of Fuensaldaña. His titles were then inherited by D. Alonso Pérez de Bivero Garcia de Quevedo, that continues the line today.