Sancho de la Cerda, 1st Marquis of la Laguna
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Sancho de la Cerda, 1st Marquis of la Laguna, (in full), (c. 1550 – 14 November 1626) was a Spanish
nobleman and diplomat.
Sancho was the third son of Don Juan de la Cerda, 4th Duke of Medinaceli
and of his wife Doña Joana Manuel de Portugal. He joined the royal household, and rose to became Spanish Ambassador to Flanders, member of the council of state and of the council of war under King Philip III
and later head of the household of his wife, Queen Margaret of Austria. He was rewarded with the title of Marquis of la Laguna de Camero Viejo on 16 February 1599.
, Sancho de la Cerda married Inés de Zúñiga, Lady of Villoria, Parraces, Huélamo, Toya and Silamos, daughter of Don Diego de Zúñiga, Marquis of Huelamo with whom he had no issue. After the death of his wife, he married for a second time, with María de Villena y de Mello, Lady-in-waiting
to Queen Margaret of Austria, with whom he had one daughter.
By María de Villena:
Spain
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nobleman and diplomat.
Sancho was the third son of Don Juan de la Cerda, 4th Duke of Medinaceli
Juan de la Cerda, 4th Duke of Medinaceli
Juan de la Cerda, 4th Duke of Medinaceli, , Grandee of Spain, was a Spanish nobleman.He was the son of Don Juan de la Cerda, 2nd Duke of Medinaceli, by second wife María de Silva...
and of his wife Doña Joana Manuel de Portugal. He joined the royal household, and rose to became Spanish Ambassador to Flanders, member of the council of state and of the council of war under King Philip III
Philip III of Spain
Philip III , also known as Philip the Pious, was the King of Spain and King of Portugal and the Algarves, where he ruled as Philip II , from 1598 until his death...
and later head of the household of his wife, Queen Margaret of Austria. He was rewarded with the title of Marquis of la Laguna de Camero Viejo on 16 February 1599.
Descendants
On 14 March 1578, in MadridMadrid
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, Sancho de la Cerda married Inés de Zúñiga, Lady of Villoria, Parraces, Huélamo, Toya and Silamos, daughter of Don Diego de Zúñiga, Marquis of Huelamo with whom he had no issue. After the death of his wife, he married for a second time, with María de Villena y de Mello, Lady-in-waiting
Lady-in-waiting
A lady-in-waiting is a female personal assistant at a royal court, attending on a queen, a princess, or a high-ranking noblewoman. Historically, in Europe a lady-in-waiting was often a noblewoman from a family highly thought of in good society, but was of lower rank than the woman on whom she...
to Queen Margaret of Austria, with whom he had one daughter.
By María de Villena:
- Juana de la Cerda, who married Alfonso de Alvarado, 2nd Count of Villamor