Bernardino de Cárdenas, 3rd Duke of Maqueda
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Bernardino de Cárdenas y Portugal (Torrijos, 20 January 1553 – Palermo, 17 December 1601), 3rd Duke of Maqueda, 2nd Marquis of Elche, was a Spanish noble and statesman. [citation needed]
He was the son of Bernardino de Cárdenas y Pacheco, 2nd Duke of Maqueda, 1st Marquis of Elche, and of Isabel de Velasco, daughter of Íñigo Fernández de Velasco, 2nd Duke of Frías, Constable of Castille. [citation needed]
He was viceroy of Catalonia and of Sicily.[citation needed]
He married Luisa Manrique de Lara, 5th Duchess of Nájera and had 4 sons and 2 daughters.
He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son Jorge de Cárdenas y Manrique de Lara.V
Sources
- Ducado de Maqueda.
- This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding Spanish Wikipedia article as of 10 November 2012.