Enrique Pérez de Guzmán, 2nd Count de Niebla
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Enrique Pérez de Guzmán y de Castilla, 2nd Count of Niebla (in full) (20 February 1371 – 31 October 1436) was a Spanish
nobleman and military figure of the Reconquista
.
He was the son of Juan Alonso de Guzmán and of Beatriz de Castilla y Ponce de León, Lady of Niebla (died 1409), an illegitimate daughter of Henry II of Castile and of Beatriz Ponce de León.
On 24 November 1391 he married Teresa Suárez de Figueroa y Orozco, Lady of Escamilla and Santa Olalla, daughter of Lorenzo Suarez de Figueroa, Master of the Military Order of Santiago
, and of Maria de Orozco. He was married again on 5 March 1405, to Violante Martinez de Aragón
, the illegitimate daughter of King Martin I of Sicily
(1374–1409), and his mistress Agathe de Pesce. However this marriage was annulled, and in 1428 he married Isabel de Mosquera.
The Count drowned while besieging Gibraltar
, then under the control of the Spanish Moors.
Don (honorific)
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Enrique Pérez de Guzmán y de Castilla, 2nd Count of Niebla (in full) (20 February 1371 – 31 October 1436) was a Spanish
Spain
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nobleman and military figure of the Reconquista
Reconquista
The Reconquista was a period of almost 800 years in the Middle Ages during which several Christian kingdoms succeeded in retaking the Muslim-controlled areas of the Iberian Peninsula broadly known as Al-Andalus...
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He was the son of Juan Alonso de Guzmán and of Beatriz de Castilla y Ponce de León, Lady of Niebla (died 1409), an illegitimate daughter of Henry II of Castile and of Beatriz Ponce de León.
On 24 November 1391 he married Teresa Suárez de Figueroa y Orozco, Lady of Escamilla and Santa Olalla, daughter of Lorenzo Suarez de Figueroa, Master of the Military Order of Santiago
Order of Santiago
The Order of Santiago was founded in the 12th century, and owes its name to the national patron of Galicia and Spain, Santiago , under whose banner the Christians of Galicia and Asturias began in the 9th century to combat and drive back the Muslims of the Iberian Peninsula.-History:Santiago de...
, and of Maria de Orozco. He was married again on 5 March 1405, to Violante Martinez de Aragón
Yolande of Aragon, Countess of Niebla
Yolande of Aragon or Violante of Sicily , Italian: Jolanda d'Aragona, Catalan: Violant d'Aragó, Spanish: Violante de Aragón, illegitimate but legitimated daughter of King Martin I of Sicily and countess of Niebla. She was the member of House of Barcelona.-Life:She was the only daughter of King...
, the illegitimate daughter of King Martin I of Sicily
Martin I of Sicily
Martin I of Sicily , called "The Younger", was King of Sicily from 1390 to 1409.Martin's father was the future King Martin I of Aragon, and his grandparents were King Peter IV of Aragon and Eleanor of Sicily. In 1389/1390/February, 1392 he married Maria of Sicily, born in 1362/1363...
(1374–1409), and his mistress Agathe de Pesce. However this marriage was annulled, and in 1428 he married Isabel de Mosquera.
The Count drowned while besieging Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
, then under the control of the Spanish Moors.