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2 unusual facts about Alburquerque


Alburquerque

Beatrice, Countess of Alburquerque (1347/1351–1381), the daughter of Portuguese King Peter I and a Castilian noblewoman

Alquerque, considered the parent of the draughts (checkers) board games.


Catherine of Lancaster

Catherine of Castile (1403/1406–1439), who wed as his first wife in 1420 Henry of Aragon, 4th Count of Alburquerque, 32nd Count of Ampurias and 35th Master of the Order of Santiago (1400-Calatayud, 1445), without issue

Enrique Díez Canedo

His maternal relatives came from an Extremaduran village called Alburquerque, but during his early years the family moved successively to Badajoz, Valencia, Vigo, Port Bou and Barcelona; in this last city his parents died in a short period of time.

Luis Sánchez de Tagle, 1st Marquis of Altamira

Archbishop Juan Ortega y Montañés, who was also the former viceroy of New Spain and a good friend of the Don Luis, complained bitterly to King Philip V of Spain about the actions of the Duke of Alburquerque and the audencia.

Pedro Sánchez de Tagle, 2nd Marquis of Altamira

Archbishop Juan Ortega y Montañés, who was also the former viceroy of New Spain, complained bitterly to King Philip V of Spain about the actions of the Duke of Alburquerque and the audencia.


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