Diego López de Haro y Sotomayor

For other people of the same name, see Diego López de Haro.
Arms of the House of Haro.

Diego López de Haro y Sotomayor (1515–1578) was a Spanish noble holding the titles of Señor Lubrín y Sorbas, Almería and 10th Señor del Carpio, a title which was elevated to 1st Marques del Carpio in 1559 by Philip II of Spain.

Family Origins

A member of the House of Haro, Diego López was the son of Luis Méndez de Haro y Sotomayor, 9th Señor del Carpio and Señor de Sorbas and Lubrín[1] and his second wife, Beatriz Portocarrero. His paternal grandfather was Diego López de Haro 8th Señor del Carpio, and Señor of Busto, Revilla, Sorbas and Lubrín and governor of Galicia,[2] from whom his father inherited the title of Señorio del Carpio and the Señorios of Lubrín and Sorbas, and his paternal grandmother was Beatriz de Sotomayor,[3] daughter of Luis Méndez de Sotomayor, 7th Señor del Carpio.[4]

Diego López was the title holder of the Señorio del Carpio, being the 10th Señor when King Philip II of Spain elevated the Señorio to a Marquesado on 20 January 1559 a title which was also granted Grandeeship of Spain. Later in 1559, King Philip II of Spain granted Diego López the Villa de Carboneras.

Marriage and descendants

Diego López married María Angela de Velasco de la Cueva, daughter of Cristóbal de la Cueva y Velasco, Señor de Roa and the couple had 2 children:[5]

See also

References

  • Some of the information on this page was translated from its Spanish equivalent.
  1. ^ "CARPIO". grandesp.org.uk (in Spanish). Grandesp. 30 August 2006. Archived from the original on April 16, 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. ^ Cabrera Sánchez, Margarita. "El Señorío de El Carpio en el Siglo XV" (PDF). helvia.uco.es (in Spanish). Aragón en la Edad Media 14-15 (1), 227-242 (1999). Universidad de Zaragoza, Departamento de Historia Medieval, Ciencias y Técnicas Historiográficas y Estudios Árabes e Islámicos. p. 235. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Beatriz de Sotomayor, VIII señora del Carpio". geni.com. Geni. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Luis Méndez de Sotomayor, señor del Carpio". geni.com. Geni. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  5. ^ "CARPIO". grandesp.org.uk (in Spanish). Grandesp. 30 August 2006. Archived from the original on April 16, 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
Preceded by
X Señor del Carpio
? – 20 January 1559 		Succeeded by
Title upgraded to Marquesado
Preceded by
Title Created
I Marquess of Carpio
20 January 1559 – 1582 		Succeeded by