Iñigo Manuel Velez Ladrón de Guevara y Tassis, (1642 – 5 november 1699) was a Spanish nobleman, 10th count of Oñate

Oñati

Oñati is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the north of Spain. It has a population of approximately 10,500 and lies in a valley in the center of the Basque country. It lies about 40 km south of the Bay of Biscay and is about 236 m...

, 4th count of Villamediana

Villamediana

Villamediana is a municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 229 inhabitants....

, a Grandee of Spain, (title bestowed to his family in 1640 by king Philip IV of Spain

Philip IV of Spain

Philip IV was King of Spain between 1621 and 1665, sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands, and King of Portugal until 1640...

 in 1640), and many other lesser or more recent titles, was a Head of the Imperial Spain Couriers and Post Offices, and a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece

Order of the Golden Fleece

The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Infanta Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King John I of Portugal. It evolved as one of the most prestigious orders in Europe...

 in 1687.

After 1666, he married the childless, wealthy and influential Flemish

Flemish

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 widow, Louise Marie de Ligne, daughter of Claude Lamoral, Prince of Ligne

Claude Lamoral, Prince of Ligne

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, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire.