Fernando Ruiz de Castro Andrade y Portugal (14 December 1548 - 20 September 1601) was a Spanish nobleman who was Viceroy of Naples from 1599 to 1601. He was the 6th count of Lemos, an old title from Galicia, centered in the lands around the town of Monforte de Lemos

Monforte de Lemos

Monforte de Lemos is a city and municipality in northwestern Spain, in the province of Lugo, Galicia. It covers an area of 200 km² and lies 62 km from Lugo. As of 2005 it had a population of 19,472. It is located in a valley between the shores of Sil River and Miño River, in the area...

. He was also 3rd marquis of Sarria

Marquis of Sarria

Nicolás de Carvajal y Lancaster, Marquis of Sarriá was a Spanish noble and military figure from the 18th century.He was the son of Bernardino de Carvajal y Vivero, second count de la Quinta de la Enjarada, and Maria Josefa de Lancaster y Noroña. His mother was a descendant of Jorge de Lancastre, a...

 and a Grandee of Spain.

He was born at Lerma

Lerma

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. Philosopher Tommaso Campanella

Tommaso Campanella

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 was incarcerated during his tenure in Naples (1599). He also ordered the construction of Royal Palace of Naples, designed by Domenico Fontana

Domenico Fontana

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Fernando Ruiz de Castro died in Naples

Naples

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 two years later. His second son Francisco Ruiz de Castro

Francisco Ruiz de Castro

Francisco Ruiz de Castro y de Sandoval-Rojas , was a Spanish nobleman and politician the 8th count of Lemos.-Biography:Francisco Ruiz de Castro was born in Madrid. His father, Fernando Ruiz de Castro, was Viceroy of Naples from 1599 to 1601 and Francisco succeeded him in the same year...

 succeeded him as viceroy of Naples.