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Juan (Manuel Villena) Manuel de Villena (1282 - 1348)

Juan Manuel de Villena formerly Manuel Villena aka Principe de Villena
Born in Escalona, Huesca, Aragon, Spainmap
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Died at age 66 in Córdoba, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spainmap
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Biography

Juan Manuel de Villena was born in 1282. Later considered a warrior and Spanish hero, he was the son of Don Manuel de Castilla y León, the Lord of Villena, and his second wife Beatriz de Saboya. Juan succeeded his father in 1283 as Lord of Villena, Escalona, ​​Alarcón, Elche, Peñafiel, Cartagena, Lorca, Castillo del Garci-Múñoz, Alcocer, Salmerón, Valdeolivas, Cuellar and Almenara. On the death of his father in 1284, the young prince was educated at the Court of his cousin, Sancho IV (son of Alfonso X).

In 1294 he received the order of Adelantado de Murcia and at the age of fourteen he served the king against the Moors in Granada. In 1304, the queen mother Doña María de Molina entrusted him with the political negotiations with Jaime II of Aragón, in favor of her son, Fernando IV, still a minor.

Having been very successful in these efforts, his prestige increased and he married Constanza, daughter of Jaime II. He was Mayordomo Mayor of the Kings Fernando IV and Alfonso XI of Castile, from March 25, 1311 to March 1, 11314. On the death of Fernando IV, don Juan Manuel was guardian of the future king, Alfonso XI, and regent of Castile (1321-1325).

Research Notes

He was the Duke of Peñafiel; one of the most important Spanish medieval writers.

Biographia

Literato, guerrero y prócer español, hijo del Infante Don Manuel de Castilla y León (ver Manuel), Señor de Villena, Escalona y Peñafiel, y su segunda esposa, Beatriz de Saboya. Nieto del Rey San Fernando (ver Castilla). Don Juan Manuel nació en Escalona, Toledo, el primero de mayo de 1282. Sucedió a su padre en 1283 como Señor de Villena, Escalona, Alarcón, Elche, Peñafiel, Cartagena, Lorca, Castillo del Garci-Múñoz, Alcocer, Salmerón, Valdeolivas, Cuéllar y Almenara. Al morir su padre el año de 1284, el joven príncipe fue educado en la Corte de su primo, Sancho IV (hijo de Alfonso X), que muy pronto lo tuvo por favorito, a causa de sus precoz ingenio. En 1294 recibió el encargo de Adelantado de Murcia y a los catorce años servió al rey contra los moros en Granada. En 1304, la reina madre doña María de Molina le confió las negociaciones políticas con Jaime II de Aragón, en favor de su hijo, Fernando IV, aún menor de edad. Habiendo tenido gran éxito en esas gestiones, su prestigio aumentó y casó con Constanza, hija de Jaime II. Fue Mayordomo Mayor de los Reyes Fernando IV y Alfonso XI de Castilla, del 25 de marzo de 1311 al 1° de marzo de 11314. A la muerte de Fernando IV, don Juan Manuel fue guardían del futuro rey, Alfonso XI, y regente de Castilla (1321-1325).[1]

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  1. LA HISTORIA DE DON JUAN MANUEL




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