- House of Lara
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Primitive coat of arms of the House of Lara
The House of Lara or Casa de Lara are a noble family, known from the medieval Kingdom of Castile.
Two of its branches, those from the Duke of Nájera and from the Marquis of Aguilar de Campoo were considered Grandees of Spain. The Lara family, which gained numerous territories in Castile, León, Andalucía, and Galicia, were most prominent in the history of the first two realms from the 11th to the 14th century. For example, Álvar Núñez de Lara served as regent for Henry I of Castile. They had much of their land dispossessed by Peter I, only to have much returned by Henry II.
The authors Gómez Manrique and Jorge Manrique belong to this lineage.
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History
The family arose in the 11th century through a marriage that united the paternal lands around Lara of Gonzalo Nuñez with the inheritance of his wife Goto, representing those of the noble Álvarez and Alfonso families. During the 12th through 15th centuries, members of the Lara family found themselves at different times in either support or opposition to the established ruler. In 1113, Pedro González de Lara supported Queen Urraca of Castile in her struggles against Alfonso I of Aragón. Pedro and his brother, Rodrigo, also confronted Alfonso VII of Castile in 1130. Rodrigo later helped Alfonso counter the rise of the Almoravids. Manrique Pérez de Lara, Álvar Pérez and Nuño Pérez de Lara disputed the regency of Alfonso VIII, and Fernando Núñez de Lara was Alfonso's alférez. Álvar Núñez de Lara became regent of Henry I. Nuño González de Lara served Fernando III and Alfonso X, but in 1270 led an alliance of nobles against the same king. Juan Núñez de Lara el Mayor, Señor Soberano of Albarracín, opposed the crowning of Sancho IV, and had to temporarily flee to France. Juan Núñez de Lara headed various rebellions against Alfonso XI. Ultimately, the family suffered greatly after the victory of Peter I the Cruel against Henry II of Castile.
The Manrique de Lara
The only branch of the family to survive the Middle Ages were the Manrique de Lara, who supported the Catholic Monarchs in their war against the supporters of the contender Juana la Beltraneja. In 1520, Charles I of Spain raised the House of Lara to a position as Grandees, as Dukes of Nájera and Marquis of Aguilar de Campoo. Members of the family were to serve the crown as viceroys, captain generals, ambassadors and cardinals. The first Count of Paredes de Nava became Master of the Order of Santiago.
The original coat of arms is supposed to represent two cauldrons, which represent the ability of the family to sustain many followers.
Family tree
Family treeMembers of the House of Lara in the male line Marriage or extra-marital relationship Descent Gonzalo perhaps son of García Fernández of Castile Gutierre Alfonso Salvador González Munio González Nuño Álvarez María Gutiérrez HOUSE OF LARA JIMÉNEZ DYNASTY
(CASTILE–LEÓN)Álvaro Salvadórez Gonzalo Salvadórez Pedro Fróilaz de Traba Gonzalo Nuñez de Lara[1] Goto Nuñez Constance of Burgundy Alfonso VI, King of León and Castile Isabel
(= Zaida of Seville?)COUNTS OF
BUREBAVISCOUNTS OF NARBONNE HOUSE OF IVREA
(CASTILE–LEÓN)Aimeric II, Viscount of Narbonne García Ordóñez Eva Pérez de Trava Pedro González de Lara[2] Urraca, Queen of León and Castile Raymond of Burgundy Stephanie Armengol of Urgell Rodrigo González de Lara[3] Sancha of León/Castile Hermesenda Manrique Pérez de Lara[4] Álvar Pérez de Lara
(no known issue)Nuño Pérez de Lara[5] Fernán Pérez "Furtado"[6] Elvira Pérez de Lara Alfonso VII, King of León and Castile Pedro Rodriguez de Lara
(no known issue)Pedro Manrique de Lara, Viscount of Narbonne Aimeric Manrique de Lara, Duke of Narbonne Pedro Fernández Furtado Leonor Hurtado Ermengol VI of Urgell Elvira Rodriguez de Lara Sancha Rodriguez de Lara
(no known issue)Aimeric III, Viscount of Narbonne Gonzalo Pérez Manrique de Lara Gonzalo Núñez de Lara[7] Fernando Núñez de Lara[8] Álvar Núñez de Lara[9] Elvira Núñez de Lara Ermengol VIII of Urgell Sancha Núñez de Lara[10] Sancho, Count of Provence VISCOUNTS OF NARBONNE MANRIQUE DE LARA FAMILY HOUSE OF IVREA
(CASTILE–LEÓN)Alfonso IX of León Rodrigo Álvarez de Lara[11] Nuño Álvarez de Lara Fernando Álvarez de Lara[12] Gonzalo Álvarez de Lara Rodrigo Fernández de Castro Leonor González de Lara Teresa González de Lara Alfonso of Molina HOUSE OF BURGUNDY
(PORTUGAL)Nuño González de Lara
'the Good'Teresa Alfonso Fernán Rodriguez de Lara[13] Sancha Rodriguez de Lara[14] Nuño Fernández de Lara[15] Afonso II, King of Portugal Álvaro Núñez de Lara Nuño González de Lara Fernando Fernández de Lara
(no known issue)Álvar Fernández de Lara[16] Teresa Fernández de Lara[17] Sancha Fernández de Lara[18] Fernando, Lord of Serpa HOUSE OF IVREA
(CASTILE–LEÓN)Teresa Álvarez de Azagra Juan Núñez de Lara
'the Fat'Teresa Díaz de Haro,
heiress of ViscayaFerdinand III of Castile HOUSE OF IVREA
(CASTILE–LEÓN)Alvaro Núñez de Lara Juan Núñez de Lara
'the Younger'Nuño González de Lara Teresa Núñez de Lara Infante Alfonso of Castile Ferdinand de la Cerda Juana Núñez de Lara Infante Henry of Castile Juan Núñez de Lara References
- ^ Salazar y Castro (1696), Book II, Chap. XI, pp. 85–90
- ^ Salazar y Castro (1696), Book II, Chap. XII, pp. 90–102
- ^ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVIII, Chap. I, pp. 247–257
- ^ Salazar y Castro (1696), Book III, Chap. I, pp. 109–130
- ^ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. I, pp. 5–14
- ^ Salazar y Castro (1696), Book II, Chap. XIII, pp. 102–106
- ^ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVII, Chap. I, pp. 79–84
- ^ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. IV, pp. 24–31
- ^ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. VIII, pp. 51–63
- ^ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. III, pp. 20–23
- ^ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. IX, pp. 64–67
- ^ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. XII, pp. 72–73
- ^ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. X, pp. 68–69
- ^ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. XI, pp. 70–71
- ^ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. XIII, pp. 74–76
- ^ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. V, pp. 32–34
- ^ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. VII, pp. 38–50
- ^ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. VI, pp. 35–37
Bibliography
- Piferrer, Francisco; Nobiliario de los reinos y señoríos de España, Volume 3; Madrid (Spain); 1859; pp. 10-18.
- Salazar y Castro, Luis; Historia genealógica de la Casa de Lara, Four volumes; Madrid (Spain); 1694 - 1697.
- Sánchez de Mora, Antonio; La nobleza castellana en la plena Edad Media: el linaje de Lara (ss. XI-XIII); Doctoral Thesis; University of Sevilla (Spain); 2003. Critical edition based on documents and socio-economic analysis of the facts and hypotheses of the Casa de Lara.
- Documentos sobre los Lara.
- Riquer, Martín de; "Heráldica castellana en tiempos de los Reyes Católicos" Ed. Quaderns Crema; Barcelona; 1986
- Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, Faustino; "Los sellos de los señores de Molina", Anuario Estudios Medievales Nº14; Editor Consejo Superior Investigaciones Científicas; Barcelona (España) 1984; pp. 101-119.
- Doubleday, Simon R.; "Los Lara" (Nobleza y monarquía en la España medieval", Ed Turner; Madrid; 2004.
- Pardo de Guevara, Eduardo; Manual de Heráldica Española, Ed. Aldaba; Madrid; 1987.
External links
- Lara en Medieval Lands by Charles Cawley.
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- Noble families
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