Bernardino Fernández Velasco (abt. 1450 - 1512)

Born about 1450 in Burgos

Ancestors

Biography

Bernardino Fernández de Velasco (y Mendoza), 1st Duke of Frías, (c. 1450 – 9 February 1512)

Bernardino was born about 1450. A son of Pedro Fernández de Velasco and of Mencía de Mendoza y Figueroa. He participated in the conquest of Granada, where his father died, and became one of its first Viceroys. On 20 March 1492 he was granted the title of Duke of Frías.

According to Wikipedia, the 1st Duke of Frías married Blanca de Herrera, Lady of Pedraza de la Sierra, with whom he had a daughter, Ana Herrera de Velasco. He then married Juana de Aragón, an illegitimate daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon, with whom he had another daughter, Juliana de Velasco y Aragón. Since, the Duke had no legitimate male child, his titles passed on to his younger brother Íñigo.^[1]

Historical Record Transcriptions

Convenio establecido entre el Condestable Iñigo Fernandez de Velasco con el cabildo de Burgos sobre el cumplimiento de la testamentaría de Bernardino Fernández de Velasco y el arca de redención de cautivos. 1525-3-7. Burgos

Procede del Expediente instruido por determinación de la Santa Sede para armonizar las disposiciones de los Condestables de Castilla relativas a la fundación del arca para redención de cautivos.

Restos de sello pendiente en cazoleta.

Records creator: Fernández de Velasco, familia (duques de Frías) Ducado de Frías

Language of the material: LatínBulática

Place of use: FRIAS,CP.256,D.4

Counts of Haro

1. Pedro Fernández de Velasco, 1st Count of Haro
2. Pedro Fernández de Velasco, (c. 1425 – 1492), 2nd Count of Haro (KIA in Conquest of Granada)
3. Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 3rd Count of Haro

Dukes of Frías

1. Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 1st Duke of Frías
2. Íñigo Fernández de Velasco, 2nd Duke of Frías
3. Pedro Fernández de Velasco, 3rd Duke of Frías
4. Íñigo Fernández de Velasco, 4th Duke of Frías
5. Juan Fernández de Velasco, 5th Duke of Frías
6. Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 6th Duke of Frías
7. Íñigo Melchor de Velasco, 7th Duke of Frías

Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 14th Duke of Frías

Sources

1. ↑ Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 1st Duke of Frías on Wikipedia

https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/directory/-/dir/ai/code/ES-41091-AGI10

Bernardino Fernández de Velasco on Wikipedia

Castro Pereira Mouzinho de Albuquerque e Cunha, Fernando de (1995). Instrumentário Genealógico - Linhagens Milenárias (in Portuguese). pp. 329–30.

Costa Felgueiras Gaio, Manuel José da. Nobiliário das Famílias de Portugal (in Portuguese). VII. Portugal: Beltroens.

Sousa, Dom António Caetano de (1946). História Genealógica da Casa Real Portuguesa (in Portuguese). VI (2ª Edição ed.). Coimbra, Portugal: Atlântida-Livraria Editora, Lda. p. 323.

Instituto de Salazar y Castro. Elenco de Grandezas y Titulos Nobiliarios Españoles (in Spanish). periodic publication.