Juan Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán, 3rd Duke of Medina Sidonia
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Don
Juan Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán y Afán de Ribera, 3rd Duke of Medina Sidonia (February 1464 – 1507) inherited the title in 1492, aged 28. In 1502, as Gibraltar was transferred to the Crown, the Marquisate of Gibraltar
disappeared.
His mother is known as Leonor de Mendoza y Ribera, although he was known by using as his second name "Afan de Ribera". This could be because his mother was a Mendoza and it was not unknown for women and ecclesiastics
to use the name of their mother, in spite of her father being an "Afan de Ribera".
He married twice, being the father of the 4th, 5th and 6th Duke.
Don (honorific)
Don, from Latin dominus, is an honorific in Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian . The female equivalent is Doña , Dona , and Donna , abbreviated "Dª" or simply "D."-Usage:...
Juan Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán y Afán de Ribera, 3rd Duke of Medina Sidonia (February 1464 – 1507) inherited the title in 1492, aged 28. In 1502, as Gibraltar was transferred to the Crown, the Marquisate of Gibraltar
Marquisate of Gibraltar
The Marquisate of Gibraltar was a short-lived Castilian noble title . It belonged to the House of Medina Sidonia.The marquisate was created by the queen Isabella I of Castile to reward Duke Henry of Medina Sidonia...
disappeared.
His mother is known as Leonor de Mendoza y Ribera, although he was known by using as his second name "Afan de Ribera". This could be because his mother was a Mendoza and it was not unknown for women and ecclesiastics
Priesthood (Catholic Church)
The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church include the orders of bishops, deacons and presbyters, which in Latin is sacerdos. The ordained priesthood and common priesthood are different in function and essence....
to use the name of their mother, in spite of her father being an "Afan de Ribera".
He married twice, being the father of the 4th, 5th and 6th Duke.