Gomez Suarez de Figueroa y Córdoba, Duke of Feria
- Gomez Suarez de Figueroa y Córdoba, Duke of Feria
Gomez Suarez de Figueroa y Córdoba (1587 - 1634), was a Spanish nobleman, diplomat and army commander from the 17th century.
He was the son of Lorenzo IV Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, third Duke of Feria and second Marquis of Villalba (1604-1634). His mother was his father's third wife.
Don Gomez was known as the Gran Duque de Feria for his military skills. He can be considered as one of the last able military commanders of the Spanish Empire. He was also Viceroy of Valencia, Viceroy of Catalonia, Governor of Milan, State councillor and special embassador to Rome and France. He died in 1634 in Munich from typhoid .
He first married Francisca Cardona y Córdoba and later Ana Fernández de Córdoba y Figueroa, who gave him a son, Gaspar Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba (1629-1634), who became fourth Duke of Feria and third Marquis of Villalba (1634), after the death of his father and grandfather. But the boy died in the same year at the age of five. The title wents to the boy's maternal grandfather, the Marquis of Priego.
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Gómez Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, 1st Duke of Feria — (1520?–1571) was a Spanish nobleman and diplomat, and close advisor of Philip II. Probably born in Zafra, Extremadura, he was the second son of Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa, third count of Feria, and his wife, Catalina Fernandez de Córdoba. He… … Wikipedia
Duke of Feria — The Duke of Feria is a Spanish title. It has been held by: Don Gomez Suarez de Figueroa of Cordova, Duke of Feria Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, Duke of Feria Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, 3rd Duke of Feria (1587 – 1634) Rafael de Medina, 20th … Wikipedia
List of Governors of the Duchy of Milan — The Governor of Milan ruled the Duchy of Milan as a representative of the King of Spain (1535–1706) and the Archduke of Austria (1706–1796) and (1799–1800). The first governor was appointed after the death of the last duke of the House of Sforza … Wikipedia
List of Spanish viceroys of Catalonia — This is a list of Spanish viceroys of Catalonia from 1479 to 1713.*1479 ndash;1493: Enrique de Aragón *1493 ndash;1495: Juan de Lanuza *1495 ndash;1496: Juan Fernández de Heredia *1496 ndash;1501: Juan de Aragón, Conde de Ribagorza *1501… … Wikipedia
List of Spanish Viceroys of Valencia — This is a list of Spanish Viceroys of Valencia from 1520 to 1713. *1520 : Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Conde de Mélito *1523 : Germaine of Foix *1526 : Germaine of Foix and Ferdinand of Aragon, Duque de Calabria *1537 : Ferdinand of Aragon, Duque de … Wikipedia
Liste der Biografien/Fi — Biografien: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q … Deutsch Wikipedia
Liste des chevaliers de l'ordre de la Toison d'or — Le collier de l’ordre de la Toison d’or L ordre de la Toison d or est un ordre de chevalerie séculier fondé en janvier 1430 par Philippe le Bon à Bruges lors des festivités données à l occasion de son mariage avec sa troisième épouse, Isabelle de … Wikipédia en Français
