He married, first, circa 1491, Maria Pimentel y Pacheco (deceased 1499), daughter of Rodrigo Afonso Pimentel, 4th count and 1st duke of Benavente. They had 4 children :
Ana, married Luis de la Cerda, 1st marquis of Cogolludo.
Marina, married Diego Arias.
He remarried in 1530 with Maria Maldonado, no issue.
He participated in the conquest of Granada, distinguishing himself in the conquest of Loja. He was a strong political opponent of Cardinal Cisneros and defended the rights of the nobles.
King Francis I of France stayed in his palace, after the King had been taken prisoner in the Battle of Pavia in 1525. In his old age, the Duke suffered from gout and led a pious life. The Catalan composer Mateo Flecha was in his service from 1525 until his death.
diego, hurtado, mendoza, duke, infantado, diego, hurtado, mendoza, luna, duke, infantado, nicknamed, grande, arenas, pedro, spain, march, 1461, guadalajara, castile, mancha, spain, august, 1531, spanish, noble, coat, arms, house, mendoza, born, richest, most, . Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Luna 3rd Duke of the Infantado nicknamed El Grande Arenas de San Pedro Spain 11 March 1461 Guadalajara Castile La Mancha Spain 30 August 1531 was a Spanish noble Coat of arms of the House of Mendoza He was born in one of the richest and most influential families of Castile He was the son of Inigo Lopez de Mendoza y Luna 2nd Duke of the Infantado Guadalajara Castile La Mancha 1438 Guadalajara Castile La Mancha 1500 and the grandson of Diego Hurtado de Mendoza 1st Duke of the Infantado Guadalajara Castile La Mancha 1415 Manzanares el Real 1479 He became 3rd duke in 1500 He married first circa 1491 Maria Pimentel y Pacheco deceased 1499 daughter of Rodrigo Afonso Pimentel 4th count and 1st duke of Benavente They had 4 children Inigo Lopez de Mendoza 4th Duke of the Infantado 1493 1566 Rodrigo de Mendoza 1st marquis of Montes Claros Ana married Luis de la Cerda 1st marquis of Cogolludo Marina married Diego Arias He remarried in 1530 with Maria Maldonado no issue He participated in the conquest of Granada distinguishing himself in the conquest of Loja He was a strong political opponent of Cardinal Cisneros and defended the rights of the nobles In 1519 he became a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece on proposal of King Charles I of Spain a k a Charles V Holy Roman Emperor During the Revolt of the Comuneros in 1520 and 1521 the duke of Infantado played a cautious waiting game to see which side would win In 1521 he chose to support King Charles I mostly because of his hate towards Bishop Acuna King Francis I of France stayed in his palace after the King had been taken prisoner in the Battle of Pavia in 1525 In his old age the Duke suffered from gout and led a pious life The Catalan composer Mateo Flecha was in his service from 1525 until his death Preceded byInigo Lopez de Mendoza y Luna Duke of the Infantado1500 1531 Succeeded byInigo Lopez de Mendoza y PimentelReferences edithttp www geneall net H per page php id 64632 Los Mendoza El tercer duque del Infantado In Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diego Hurtado de Mendoza 3rd Duke of the Infantado amp oldid 1096108463, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
