Alfonso de Aragón y Portugal
Alfonso de Aragón y Portugal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1489 Segorbe |
| Died | 1563 Segorbe |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation | Count of Ampurias Duke of Segorbe |
Alfonso de Aragón y Portugal, or Alfonso I de Ampurias (Segorbe, 1489–1563), was Count of Ampurias and Duke of Segorbe.
Biography
[edit]He was a son of Enrique de Aragón y Pimentel and Guiomar de Portugal, and succeeded his father as Count of Ampurias and 2nd Duke of Segorbe after his death in 1522.
In 1516 he married Duchess Juana I Folch de Cardona, 3rd Duke of Cardona, daughter and heiress of Fernando Ramon Folch, 2nd Duke of Cardona. This made him 3rd Duke-consort of Cardona.
He was viceroy of Valencia from 1558 until his death in 1563.
In 1555 he became a Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece.
Children
[edit]They had 13 children, including:
- Francisco de Aragón (1539–1572), his successor
- Guiomar de Aragón (1540–1557), married Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Duke of Alba
- Juana de Cardona (1542–1608), countess of Cardona and Duchess of Segorbe, after her brother's death.
- Ana de Aragón (?–1567), married Vespasiano I Gonzaga.
- Isabel de Aragón, married Juan Ximénez de Urrea, count of Aranda.
He also had at least one illegitimate child :
- Pedro de Aragón (?–1597), Bishop of Lérida, Vich and Jaca.
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