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Fadrique Enríquez de Mendoza (abt. 1390 - 1473)

Don Fadrique Enríquez de Mendoza
Born about in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla-Leon, Spainmap
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Died at about age 83 in Castile, Spainmap
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Biography

Fadrique was known as "Almirante." Count of Melba and Rueda. He was born about 1390/1399. Fadrique Enríquez de Mendoza passed away in 1473. Fernando del Pulgar (1436–1492), description of Fadrique: "he was small in stature, a little nearsighted, and he gained much honor and fame with his performance as commander of the fleet of Castile."[1]

Fadrique's father, Alonso Enríquez, was the son of Fadrique, an illegitimate child of Alfonso XI of Castile. Alonso's family line was considered important because of their descent from the royal line and the fact that in Castile they owned many possessions. [1]

When his father, Alonso Enriquez, died in 1429, Alonso Fadrique inherited his father's estate and titles. His inheritance included: Ricohombre, Master of Order of Santiago, lord of Medina de Rioseco, Castro Verde and Torrelobatón. [1]

He was one of the main advisors to King John II of Castile. [1]

1st Marriage

Deed written on 10 July 1425 for the marriage between Fernando and his first wife: Mariana Fernández de Córdoba y Ayala, 4th Lady of Casarrubios (1385–1431) [1][2][3]

  1. Juana Enríquez, later Queen of Aragon and mother of Ferdinand II of Aragon. She died on 13 February 1468.[4]

2nd Marriage

On 9 May 1432, Fernando married his second wife: Teresa Fernández de Quiñones [1]

  1. Alonso Enríquez (1435-1485), 3rd Admiral of Castile
  2. Pedro, fourth Adelantado Mayor of Andalusia (? - 1492)
  3. Enrique Enríquez (? - 1504), major-domo mayor del rey, lord of Orso. Father of Maria Enriquez de Luna and great grandfather of Saint Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía.
  4. Francisco Enriques
  5. María, married García Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Duke of Alba and great grandmother of Eleanor of Toledo, consort of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
  6. Leonor
  7. Inés
  8. Aldonza , married Juan Ramón Folch IV de Cardona
  9. Blanca

Research Notes

He had a nephew, an outstanding admiral of Castile, also named Fadique Enríquez. This individual (or object) is the subject of an article or stub at Wikipedia.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Wikipedia: Fadrique Enriquez: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fadrique_Enr%C3%ADquez_de_Mendoza
  2. ↑ Deed executed on 10 July 1425 for the marriage of Fadrique Enríquez and Marina de Córdoba. The legal representatives of Diego Fernández de Córdoba y Carrillo were Juan Rodríguez de Rojas, his son by his former marriage, and Juan Carrillo. Spanish Royal Academy of History, Salazar y Castro Collection, reference D-10, folio 107-108.
  3. ↑ Wikipedia Mariana Fernandez de Cordoba y Ayala: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariana_Fern%C3%A1ndez_de_C%C3%B3rdoba
  4. ↑ Wikipedia Juana Enriquez: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juana_Enr%C3%ADquez




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Manuel Dominguez
Enríquez de Mendoza-2 and Mendoza-89 appear to represent the same person because: Same person.
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