Juan Fernández de Velasco, 5th Duke of Frías
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Juan Fernández de Velasco, 5th Duke of Frías, (in full, Spanish: Don Juan Fernández de Velasco y Aragón, quinto duque de Frías, décimo Condestable de Castilla, septimo conde de Haro, tercer marqués de Berlanga, tercer conde de Castilnovo, noveno mayorazgo y señor de la Casa de Velasco, señor de la Casa y Estado de Tovar, Camarero mayor y Copero mayor del Rey, gobernador y capitán general del Estado de Milán, presidente del Consejo de Italia, del Consejo de Estado y de Guerra. embajador de SM en Inglaterra,), (c. 1550 - 15 March 1613), was a Spanish nobleman and diplomat.
Juan Fernández de Velasco was the son of Íñigo Fernández de Velasco; and of Maria Angela de Aragón y Guzmán El Bueno. He first married Maria Tellez-Giron, with whom had an only daughter, Ana de Velasco y Girón who in turn married Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza and who gave birth in 1604 to João, 8th Duke of Bragança, who was crowned King João IV of Portugal on 1 December, 1640.
After the death of his first wife, Juan Fernández de Velasco married Joana Fernández de Córdova y Enríquez. They had three children:
- Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 6th Duke of Frias, married Isabel Maria de Guzmán
- Luis de Velasco, 1st Marquis del Fresno, married Catarina de Velasco
- Mariana Fernandez de Velasco, married António Alvarez de Toledo, 7th Duke of Alba.
He inherited his father's title of Constable of Castile, and was present at the signing of the Treaty of London (1604). Juan Fernández de Velasco was also Governor of the Duchy of Milan in the period 1592-1600 and 1610-1612. In 1595, he led the Spanish forces in the Battle of Fontaine-Française against the French, where he let victory slip through his fingers, due to excessive caution.
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- Castro Pereira Mouzinho de Albuquerque e Cunha, Fernando de (1995) (in Portuguese). Instrumentário Genealógico - Linhagens Milenárias. p. 329-30
- Hobbs, Nicolas (2007). "Grandes de España" (in Spanish). http://grandesp.org.uk/historia/titulos/titintro.htm. Retrieved on 15 October 2008.
- Instituto de Salazar y Castro (in Spanish). Elenco de Grandezas y Titulos Nobiliarios Españoles. periodic publication
- "Genealogia" (in Portuguese). http://genealogia.netopia.pt/pessoas/pes_show.php?id=17627. Retrieved on 15 October 2008.
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Prince of Castelvetrano |
Governor of the Duchy of Milan 1592–1595 |
Succeeded by Pedro de Padilla |
| Preceded by Pedro de Padilla |
Governor of the Duchy of Milan 1595–1600 |
Succeeded by The Count of Fuentes |
| Preceded by The Count of Fuentes |
Governor of the Duchy of Milan 1610–1612 |
Succeeded by The Marquis of la Hinoyosa |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by Íñigo Fernández de Velasco |
Constable of Castile 1585-1613 |
Succeeded by Bernardino Fernández de Velasco |
| Spanish nobility | ||
| Preceded by Íñigo Fernández de Velasco |
Duke of Frías 1585-1613 |
Succeeded by Bernardino Fernández de Velasco |
