Rodrigo de Silva Mendoza y Sarmiento
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Rodrigo de Silva Mendoza y Sarmiento (Madrid
, 1600 – León, 1664), was 2nd Marqués of Alanquer, 2nd Count of Salinas, and Duke-consort of Híjar, through his marriage with the 4th Duchess of Híjar, Isabel Fenández of Híjar. He plotted in 1648 to become King of Aragon and died in prison.
He married in october 1622 with Isabel Fenández of Híjar, granddaughter of Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli.
Despite being an adversary of Olivares
, he received in 1640 a military command in the War against Portugal
. He had the ambition to succeed Olivares as Valido and plotted against his successor Luis de Haro
.
He prepared with Carlos de Padilla, a cavalry commander, a military coup to overthrow the King and to proclaim himself King of Aragon.
But Padilla was captured and tortured in the summer of 1648. Soon the Duke of Híjar was also imprisoned and tortured but he didn't confess. Because of this, he was condemned to life imprisonment in the Castle of León, while Padilla and Domingo Cabral where executed.
Hijar died in prison, which seems harsh compared to the lenient sentence given to Gaspar Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán, 9th Duke of Medina Sidonia
in 1641 for his part in the Andalusian independentist conspiracy (1641)
.
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, 1600 – León, 1664), was 2nd Marqués of Alanquer, 2nd Count of Salinas, and Duke-consort of Híjar, through his marriage with the 4th Duchess of Híjar, Isabel Fenández of Híjar. He plotted in 1648 to become King of Aragon and died in prison.
He married in october 1622 with Isabel Fenández of Híjar, granddaughter of Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli.
Despite being an adversary of Olivares
Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares
Don Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel Ribera y Velasco de Tovar, Count-Duke of Olivares and Duke of San Lúcar la Mayor , was a Spanish royal favourite of Philip IV and minister. As prime minister from 1621 to 1643, he over-exerted Spain in foreign affairs and unsuccessfully attempted domestic reform...
, he received in 1640 a military command in the War against Portugal
Portuguese Restoration War
Portuguese Restoration War was the name given by nineteenth-century 'romantic' historians to the war between Portugal and Spain that began with the Portuguese revolution of 1640 and ended with the Treaty of Lisbon . The revolution of 1640 ended the sixty-year period of dual monarchy in Portugal...
. He had the ambition to succeed Olivares as Valido and plotted against his successor Luis de Haro
Luis de Haro
Luis Méndez de Haro, 6th Marquis of Carpio, Grandee of Spain, , , was a Spanish nobleman, political figure and general....
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He prepared with Carlos de Padilla, a cavalry commander, a military coup to overthrow the King and to proclaim himself King of Aragon.
But Padilla was captured and tortured in the summer of 1648. Soon the Duke of Híjar was also imprisoned and tortured but he didn't confess. Because of this, he was condemned to life imprisonment in the Castle of León, while Padilla and Domingo Cabral where executed.
Hijar died in prison, which seems harsh compared to the lenient sentence given to Gaspar Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán, 9th Duke of Medina Sidonia
Gaspar Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán, 9th Duke of Medina Sidonia
Gaspar Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sandoval, 9th Duke of Medina Sidonia became Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1636, upon the death of Juan Manuel Pérez de Guzmán, 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia....
in 1641 for his part in the Andalusian independentist conspiracy (1641)
Andalusian independentist conspiracy (1641)
The Andalusian independentist conspiracy in 1641 was an alleged conspiracy of Andalusian nobility for Andalusia to secede from Spain. The conspiracy was brought to an end in summer 1641 after the plans of rebellion were discovered....
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