Fernando Ruiz de Castro
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Fernando Ruiz de Castro (d. Bayonne
, 1377), nicknamed toda a lealdade de España ("of all the loyalty of Spain"), was a Galician
nobleman of the House of Castro
and prominent military figure. He was the third Count of Lemos, Trastámara and Sarria.
He was the son of Pedro Fernández de Castro
and Isabel Ponce de Leon. He was the brother of Juana de Castro, wife of King Peter I of Castile and half-brother of the controversial Inês de Castro
(mistress of King Peter I of Portugal
), and D. Álvaro Pires de Castro
(leader of the Portuguese branch of the House of Castro
).
Fernando Ruiz de Castro became a prominent figure in the circle of King Peter of Castile, and served as lord steward and standard-bearer of the realm. During the Castilian Civil War
, he was the leading partisan of Peter's camp, and continued fighting for the Petrist cause against the House of Trastámara even after the king's death in 1369.
His first marriage in 1354 to Juana Alfonso, illegitimate daughter of Alfonso XI of Castile
, produced two children:
Divorced from his first wife, in 1367 he married Eleanor Enriquez, Lady of Melgar
, widow of Alonso de Guzmán and daughter of Enrique Enriquez and his wife, Urraca Ponce de Leon. This marriage produced no offspring.
From his mistress Mília Gonçalves, Lady of Assequins, he had one illegitimate son:
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
, 1377), nicknamed toda a lealdade de España ("of all the loyalty of Spain"), was a Galician
Kingdom of Galicia
The Kingdom of Galicia was a political entity located in southwestern Europe, which at its territorial zenith occupied the entire northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Founded by Suebic king Hermeric in the year 409, the Galician capital was established in Braga, being the first kingdom which...
nobleman of the House of Castro
House of Castro
The House of Castro, is believed to have had its origins in Castile, the name deriving from the town of Castrogeriz , and had deep branches in Galicia.-Origins and Brief History:...
and prominent military figure. He was the third Count of Lemos, Trastámara and Sarria.
He was the son of Pedro Fernández de Castro
Pedro Fernández de Castro
Pedro Fernández de Castro , nicknamed o da Guerra , was a powerful Galician noble and military figure of the House of Castro, descended by illegitimate lines from the kings of Castile-Leon-Galicia...
and Isabel Ponce de Leon. He was the brother of Juana de Castro, wife of King Peter I of Castile and half-brother of the controversial Inês de Castro
Inês de Castro
Inês Peres de Castro was a Galician noblewoman born of a Portuguese mother...
(mistress of King Peter I of Portugal
Peter I of Portugal
Peter I , called the Just , was the eighth King of Portugal and the Algarve from 1357 until his death. He was the third but only surviving son of Afonso IV of Portugal and his wife, princess Beatrice of Castile....
), and D. Álvaro Pires de Castro
Álvaro Pires de Castro
Álvaro Pires de Castro , was a powerful Galician-Portuguese nobleman, stem of the Portuguese branch of the House of Castro...
(leader of the Portuguese branch of the House of Castro
House of Castro
The House of Castro, is believed to have had its origins in Castile, the name deriving from the town of Castrogeriz , and had deep branches in Galicia.-Origins and Brief History:...
).
Fernando Ruiz de Castro became a prominent figure in the circle of King Peter of Castile, and served as lord steward and standard-bearer of the realm. During the Castilian Civil War
Castilian Civil War
The Castilian Civil War lasted three years from 1366 to 1369. It became part of the larger conflict then raging between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France: the Hundred Years' War...
, he was the leading partisan of Peter's camp, and continued fighting for the Petrist cause against the House of Trastámara even after the king's death in 1369.
His first marriage in 1354 to Juana Alfonso, illegitimate daughter of Alfonso XI of Castile
Alfonso XI of Castile
Alfonso XI was the king of Castile, León and Galicia.He was the son of Ferdinand IV of Castile and his wife Constance of Portugal. Upon his father's death in 1312, several disputes ensued over who would hold regency, which were resolved in 1313...
, produced two children:
- D. Pedro de Castro - he was exiled and died in England.
- D. Guterre de Castro
Divorced from his first wife, in 1367 he married Eleanor Enriquez, Lady of Melgar
Melgar
Foot Ball Club Melgar, known simply as FBC Melgar or Melgar, is a Peruvian soccer club based in Arequipa, Peru. It is one of Peru's oldest soccer teams, founded on March 25, 1915 by a group of soccer enthusiasts from Arequipa....
, widow of Alonso de Guzmán and daughter of Enrique Enriquez and his wife, Urraca Ponce de Leon. This marriage produced no offspring.
From his mistress Mília Gonçalves, Lady of Assequins, he had one illegitimate son:
- D. Álvaro Pires de Castro, Lord of Alcáçovas - stem of a junior branch of the House of CastroHouse of CastroThe House of Castro, is believed to have had its origins in Castile, the name deriving from the town of Castrogeriz , and had deep branches in Galicia.-Origins and Brief History:...
in Portugal.