Antonio de la Cerda, 7th Duke of Medinaceli, Grandee of Spain, (in full), (25 October 1607 – 7 March 1671) was a Spanish

Spain

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 nobleman.

He was the son of Don Juan de la Cerda, 6th Duke of Medinaceli

Juan de la Cerda, 6th Duke of Medinaceli

Juan Luis de la Cerda, 6th Duke of Medinaceli, Grandee of Spain, , was a Spanish nobleman and Ambassador in Germanic countries....

, by second wife Doña Antonia de Toledo y Dávila. On 28 November 1625, in Dos Hermanas

Dos Hermanas

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, province of Sevilla, at the age of 17 he married the 13-year old Ana Portocarrero, 5th Duchess of Alcalá, with whom he had four children. In 1641, he was appointed viceroy of Valencia, position he held for one year. He died in Madrid

Madrid

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