Íñigo Fernández de Velasco, 2nd Duke of Frías
Deceased Person
1462 – 1528
Who was Íñigo Fernández de Velasco, 2nd Duke of Frías?
Íñigo Fernández de Velasco, 2nd Duke of Frías, Grandee of Spain, was a Spanish nobleman and Duke of Frias.
Fernández de Velasco was the son of Pedro Fernández de Velasco and of Mencía de Mendoza y Figueroa, and he inherited the titles from his older brother Bernardino, who had no legitimate male issue. He married María de Tovar, Lady of Berlanga, with whom he had six children.
Pedro Fernández de Velasco, 3rd Duke of Frías
Juan Sancho de Tovar, 1st Marquis of Berlanga
Mencía de Velasco
María de Velasco, nun
Isabel de Velasco
Juana de Velasco, nun
He took part in the Castilian War of the Communities, and led the royalist army to victory at the Battle of Villalar.
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- Born
- 1462
- Also known as
- Íñigo Fernández
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- Died
- Dec 15, 1528
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on July 23, 2013
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