Juan Fernandez Pacheco, 5th Duke of Escalona
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Don Juan Fernández Pacheco, (20 December 1563, Escalona
, Spain
– 5 May 1615, Escalona
, Spain), 5th Duke of Escalona, 5th Marquis of Villena and 5th Count of Xiquena was a Spanish nobleman and, between 1607 and 1610, viceroy of Sicily
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He was the son of Don Francisco Pacheco, 4th Duke of Escalona (1532-1574) and Juana Alvarez de Toledo.
He was Spanish ambassador in Rome between 1603 and 1606.
He was viceroy of Sicily between 1607 and 1610.
In 1589, he was made a knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece
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They had 10 children, of which 7 reached adulthood.
Escalona
Escalona is a municipality located in the north part of the province of Toledo, which in turn is part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain...
, Spain
Spain
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– 5 May 1615, Escalona
Escalona
Escalona is a municipality located in the north part of the province of Toledo, which in turn is part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain...
, Spain), 5th Duke of Escalona, 5th Marquis of Villena and 5th Count of Xiquena was a Spanish nobleman and, between 1607 and 1610, viceroy of Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
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He was the son of Don Francisco Pacheco, 4th Duke of Escalona (1532-1574) and Juana Alvarez de Toledo.
He was Spanish ambassador in Rome between 1603 and 1606.
He was viceroy of Sicily between 1607 and 1610.
In 1589, he was made a knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of the Golden Fleece
The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Infanta Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King John I of Portugal. It evolved as one of the most prestigious orders in Europe...
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Marriage and children
He married in 1594 with Serafina de Portugal Bragança (1566-1604), daughter of John I, 6th Duke of Braganza.They had 10 children, of which 7 reached adulthood.
- Diego Antonio (1594-1616), died in captivity in Istambul.
- Felipe Juan Baltasar (1596-1633), 6th Duke of Escalona .
- Diego Roque (1599-1653), 7th Duke of Escalona .
- Francisco Juan (1600-), maestre de campo of the Spanish infantery in Milan, no issue.
- Cecilia (1603-1622)
- Juan Francisco (1606-1663), Bishop of Cuenca, Bishop of Cordoba.
- María, abbess.