Juan Manuel, Lord of Villena

For another Juan Manuel of Castile, the son of this person, see Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena.

Juan Manuel (1234 – 25 December, 1283, sometimes called only Manuel) was the son of Ferdinand III of Castile and his wife Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen.

He was born at Carrión de los Condes. The name Manuel was given to him to commemorate his maternal grandmother's roots in Imperial Byzantium. Juan Manuel travelled to Italy in 1259 as part of the embassy send by his father to Pope Alexander IV.

He was Lord of Escalona, Peñafiel and Villena.

He died at Peñafiel in 1283 and was buried in the Monastery of Uclés. His son Juan Manuel, who succeeded him in Peñafiel and Villena among the others, was a notable medieval writer.

Family

He married twice. His first wife, whom he married in 1260 in Soria was Constance of Aragon (1239-1269?), daughter of James I of Aragon. Two children were born of this marriage:

• Alfonso (born 1260/1261, died in Montepellier, France in 1276) Died without issue.
• Violante Manuel (born 1265, died in Lisbon, Portugal in 1314), lady of Elche and Medellín. Married circa 1287 to Afonso of Portugal, son of Afonso III of Portugal.

His second marriage after Constança's death was in 1274/1275 to Beatrice of Savoy (d. 23 February 1292), daughter of Amadeus IV of Savoy. One child was born of this marriage:

• Juan Manuel (1282–1348), Prince of Villena, Duke of Penafiel and Lord of Escalona.

Children from other women include:

• Sancho Manuel (1283-after 1345), Lord of Infantado and Carrion. First married Maria Rodriguez de Castañeda, Second married Ines Dias de Toledo. With issues in both marriage.
• Henrique Manuel (born circa 1272)
• Branca Manuel (born circa 1273)

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Name	Castile, Juan Manuel
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Date of birth	1234
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Date of death	December 25, 1283
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