Pedro Manuel Colón de Portugal
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Pedro Manuel Colón de Portugal, 7th Duke of Veragua, (y de la Cueva), (Madrid
, Spain
, 25 December 1651 – Madrid, Spain, 9 September 1710), was a Spanish noble.
He was a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
since 1675, Viceroy of Valencia, 1679-1680, Viceroy of Sicily, 1696 - 1701, and Viceroy of Sardinia, 1706 - 1708.
He was the eldest son of Pedro Nuño Colón de Portugal, 6th Duke of Veragua and his first wife, Isabel Fernández de la Cueva y Enríquez de Cabrera, daughter of Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque
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Pedro Manuel, married Teresa Marina de Ayala, 4th Marchioness de la Mota, in Madrid on 30 August 1674.
Their eldest son was Pedro Manuel Nuño Colón de Portugal y Ayala. After his death in 1733, his sister Catalina Ventura, deceased 1739, became 9th Duchess of Veragua.
But because she had married on 31 December 1716 Madrid James Francis FitzJames Stuart y Burgh, their children inherited Spanish and a few British titles.
Madrid
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, Spain
Spain
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, 25 December 1651 – Madrid, Spain, 9 September 1710), was a Spanish noble.
He was a Knight of 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...
since 1675, Viceroy of Valencia, 1679-1680, Viceroy of Sicily, 1696 - 1701, and Viceroy of Sardinia, 1706 - 1708.
He was the eldest son of Pedro Nuño Colón de Portugal, 6th Duke of Veragua and his first wife, Isabel Fernández de la Cueva y Enríquez de Cabrera, daughter of Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva y Enriquez de Cabrera , 8th Duke of Alburquerque, Marquis of Cuéllar, Count of Ledesma and of Huelma was a Spanish military officer and viceroy of New Spain from August 15, 1653 to September 15, 1660...
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Pedro Manuel, married Teresa Marina de Ayala, 4th Marchioness de la Mota, in Madrid on 30 August 1674.
Their eldest son was Pedro Manuel Nuño Colón de Portugal y Ayala. After his death in 1733, his sister Catalina Ventura, deceased 1739, became 9th Duchess of Veragua.
But because she had married on 31 December 1716 Madrid James Francis FitzJames Stuart y Burgh, their children inherited Spanish and a few British titles.
Further reading
- http://www.grandesp.org.uk/historia/gzas/lemos/htm
- http://www.geneall.net/H/per_page.php?id=4229 GeneAll.net
- http://www.panoramio.com/photo/1611166. A good photograph, Panoramio files, of one of the "patios" at the Hospital de los Venerables Sacerdotes at Sevilla, Spain.37° 23' 8.12" N 5° 59' 22.44" W
- http://www.cubangenclub.org/members/del_pasado/del_pasado_restos_los_colon.htm
- http://focus.abengoa.es/castellano/memoria2007/introduccion.html#sede. On the Focus-Abengoa Foundation. Quite good photographic information.
- http://focus.abengoa.es/castellano/memoria2007/introduccion.html
- http://www.viajeuniversal.com/spain/spain/blogs/blogsevilla.htm