Isidoro de la Cueva y Benavides
Don Isidoro de la Cueva y Benavides (Madrid, 23 May 1652 - Madrid, 2 June 1723) IV or V Marquis of Bedmar, was a Spanish noble, military and politician. He was acting
Biography
He was the youngest son of Gaspar de la Cueva y Mendoza, III Marquis of Bedmar and Manuela Enríquez Osorio. He became the fifth Marquis of Bedmar upon the death of his older brother Melchior in 1667.
He pursued a military career, and served in Milan, the Low Countries where he was captain general of the artillery and then in Spain.
After the outbreak of the
In 1701, the
Suffering from poor health, he left the Southern Netherlands for Versailles in February 1705, where he received the
Marriage and children
He married María Manuela de Acuña (1666-1706), his niece, only daughter of his sister Francisca and Pedro de Acuña y Meneses, Marqués de Assentar, with whom he had two daughters:
- María Francisca de la Cueva y Acuña, V or VI Marquise of Bedmar, married Marciano Fernández Pacheco.
- Maria Teresa de la Cueva y Acuna.
He then married Francisca Henríquez de Velasco, with whom he had no children.