Juan Pardo de Tavera

Juan Pardo de Tavera
Juan Pardo de Tavera
Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo; (1514-1523)

Juan Pardo de Tavera (1472–1545) was a

Primate of Spain (1534–1545), Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1539–1545), Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1524–1534), Bishop of Osma (1523–1524), Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1514–1523) and President of the Royal Council (1524-1539).^[1]

Biography

Juan Pardo de Tavera was born in

Diego Deza, who would serve as his patron and mentor.^[2] He studied at the University of Salamanca, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1500 and a Licentiate of Canon Law in 1505.^[2] He became the rector of the university in 1505.^[2]

His uncle named him a member of the

Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela on 8 June 1524.^[2]

He became president of the Royal Council in 1524 and held that office for the next fifteen years.^[2] Under his rule the Royal Council was reorganized and renamed Council of Castile and the Council of the Indies was split from the Council of Castile. He presided over the Cortes Generales held in Toledo (1525), Valladolid (1527), Madrid (1528), Valladolid (1537), and Toledo (1538).^[2]

title of San Giovanni a Porta Latina at the consistory of 27 April 1531.^[2]

He was transferred to the

Primate of Spain.^[2]

Following the death of Isabella of Portugal on 1 May 1539, Charles V appointed Juan Pardo de Tavera regent of Castile in his absence, a post he would hold until 1541.^[2] At the same time, he was appointed Grand Inquisitor of Spain on 10 June 1539 and he began his duties as Grand Inquisitor on 7 December 1539.^[2]

He died in Valladolid on 1 August 1545.^[2] He was buried in the Hospital de San Juan Bautista de Toledo, in a marble tomb designed by Alonso Berruguete.^[2]
While Bishop, he was the principal consecrator of

Antoine Perrenot de Granvella, Bishop of Arras (1542); St. Tomás Garcia Martinez (de Villanueva), Archbishop of Valencia in Spain (1544); and Juan Bernal Díaz de Luco, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1545).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Juan Cardinal Pardo de Tavera" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. fiu.edu. Retrieved on 26 January 2012.

External links

Biography (Ducal House of Medinaceli Foundation) (in Spanish)
Hospital de San Juan Bautista: Through its history (Ducal House of Medinaceli Foundation)

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Francisco Ruiz (bishop)	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo 1514–1523	Succeeded by Pedro Portocarrero (archbishop)
Preceded by Alfonso Enríquez	Bishop of Osma 1523–1524	Succeeded by García de Loaysa y Mendoza
Preceded by Alonso III Fonseca	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela 1524–1534	Succeeded by Pedro Gómez Sarmiento de Villandrando
Preceded by Gabriel de Gramont	Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina 1531–1545	Succeeded by Jean Suau
Preceded by Alonso III Fonseca	Archbishop of Toledo 1534–1545	Succeeded by Juan Martínez Silíceo
Preceded by Alonso Manrique de Lara	Grand Inquisitor of Spain 1539–1545	Succeeded by García de Loaysa
Preceded by Antonio de Rojas Manrique	President of the Royal Council 1524–1539	Succeeded by Fernando de Valdés y Salas

[CathHierJuanPardo-1] "Juan Cardinal Pardo de Tavera" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016

[autogenerated1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. fiu.edu. Retrieved on 26 January 2012.

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