Fadrique Enríquez (died 1473)
Fadrique Enríquez | |
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Alonso Enríquez | |
| Mother | Juana de Mendoza |
Fadrique Enríquez de Mendoza (1390 – 23 December 1473) was the second
1426-1445
Fadrique's father, Alonso Enríquez, was the son of
Fadrique played an important role at court as one of the main advisers of King John II of Castile. He became involved in the conspiracy against the influential Constable of Castile Álvaro de Luna.
In 1426, Fadrique Enríquez married
In 1431, he and Alvaro de Luna arrested Commander Diego Sarmiento because the latter did not obey the orders of the king.[2] In the same year, his wife Mariana died.
In 1432, he fought alongside
On May 9, 1432, Fadrique married his second wife, Teresa Fernández de Quiñones, with whom he had nine children.
In 1437, when King John II of Castile had Pedro Manrique arrested, Fadrique came into conflict with the king. In August 1438, Pedro managed to escape from his prison in Fuentedueñas. Fadrique gathered troops in Medina de Rioseco to rebel against the king. John II of Castile also brought together his supporters, including Alvaro de Luna, his son Henry, Pero de Velasco, the Count of Haro, Diego Gómez de Sandoval and others. In 1440, negotiations were held and a temporary truce was agreed on. During this short period of peace, Henry married Blanche II of Navarre, and Fadrique was godfather of the couple.[2]
1445-1473
In 1445, Fadrique again participated in an alliance against Alvaro de Luna. The admiral was captured but managed to escape to Medina de Rioseco.
In 1448, Fadrique was accused of a conspiracy against the king and a plot to murder Álvaro de Luna. Fadrique fled again, went to Aragon to seek support and thence to Italy, where Alfonso V, king of Aragon was at the time.
In 1449, an alliance against Álvaro de Luna was again forged. This time, Fadrique joined forces with
John II of Castile died in July 1454 and was succeeded by Henry IV. A new series of intrigues at the court of Castile began, and Fadrique again played a role.
Fadrique Enríquez de Mendoza died in 1473 and was buried in the monastery of Our Lady of Hope of Valdescopezo in Medina de Rioseco.
Issue
With Mariana Fernández de Córdoba:
- Juana Enríquez, later Queen of Aragon and mother of Ferdinand II of Aragon
With
- Alonso Enríquez (1435-1485), 3rd Admiral of Castile
- Pedro, fourth Adelantado Mayor of Andalusia (? - 1492)
- Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía.
- Francisco Enriques
- María, married Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
- Leonor
- Inés
- Aldonza, married Juan Ramón Folch IV de Cardona
- Blanca