Bernardino de Cárdenas y Portugal, Duque de Maqueda
Bernardino de Cárdenas y Portugal (Torrijos, 20 January 1553 – Palermo, 17 December 1601), 3rd Duke of Maqueda, 2nd Marquis of Elche, was a Spanish noble and statesman.
He was the son of Bernardino de Cárdenas y Pacheco, 2nd Duke of Maqueda, 1st Marquis of Elche, and of Isabel de Velasco, daughter of Íñigo Fernández de Velasco, 2nd Duke of Frías, Constable of Castille.
He was viceroy of Catalonia and of Sicily.
He married Luisa Manrique de Lara, 5th Duchess of Nájera and had 4 sons and 2 daughters.
He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son Jorge de Cárdenas y Manrique de Lara.V
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| Preceded by Pedro Luis Galcerán de Borja |
Viceroy of Catalonia 1593–1597 |
Succeeded by Lorenzo IV Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba |
| Preceded by Giovanni Ventimiglia |
Viceroy of Sicily 1598–1601 |
Succeeded by Jorge de Cárdenas y Manrique de Lara |
Sources
- Ducado de Maqueda.
- This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding Spanish Wikipedia article as of 10 November 2012.
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