Juan Téllez-Girón, 4th Count of Ureña
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Juan Téllez-Girón, the saint, 4th Count of Ureña (in full) (25 April 1494 – 19 May 1558) was a Spanish
nobleman.
Juan Téllez-Girón was born in Osuna
, the third son of Juan Téllez-Girón, 2nd Count of Ureña
and of Leonor de la Vega Velasco, daughter of Pedro Fernández de Velasco, 2nd Count of Haro. He succeeded to the titles of his older brother in 1531. He married María de la Cueva y Toledo, daughter of Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque
and they had 6 children.
In 1549, he founded a College and University in Osuna
. He was nicknamed the saint because he also created a Franciscan
and a Dominican
monasteries in his Osuna domains.
Spain
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nobleman.
Juan Téllez-Girón was born in Osuna
Osuna
Osuna is a town and municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. , it has a population of c...
, the third son of Juan Téllez-Girón, 2nd Count of Ureña
Juan Téllez-Girón, 2nd Count of Ureña
Juan Téllez-Girón, 2nd Count of Ureña was a Spanish nobleman.Juan Téllez-Girón was the third natural son of Pedro Girón, 1st Lord of Osuna and of Inés de las Casas. The children were legitimated by Papal bull on March 1466, confirmed by King Henry IV of Castile. He succeeded to the titles of his...
and of Leonor de la Vega Velasco, daughter of Pedro Fernández de Velasco, 2nd Count of Haro. He succeeded to the titles of his older brother in 1531. He married María de la Cueva y Toledo, daughter of Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque was a Spanish nobleman.He was the son of Don Beltrán de la Cueva, 1st Duke of Alburquerque, by first wife Doña Mencía Hurtado de Mendoza y Luna. He served the Catholic Monarchs Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand V of Castile in the Wars...
and they had 6 children.
In 1549, he founded a College and University in Osuna
University of Osuna
The University of Osuna , officially the Colegio-Universidad de la Purísima Concepción en Osuna was a university in Osuna, Kingdom of Seville, Spain from 1548 until 1824. Spain granted the university building the status of a monument in 2004...
. He was nicknamed the saint because he also created a Franciscan
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
and a Dominican
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
monasteries in his Osuna domains.