Captain General of the Atlantic Ocean (Mar Océano) since 1595, he commanded in 1625, from Jerez de la Frontera, the military operations neutralizing the attack on Cadiz by a Dutch-English Fleet, commanded by Sir Edward Cecil.
manuel, guzmán, silva, duke, medina, sidonia, juan, manuel, pérez, guzmán, silva, january, 1579, march, 1636, spanish, noble, duke, medina, sidonia, juan, manuel, pérez, guzmán, duke, medina, sidoniaborn, 1579, january, 1579died, 1636, march, 1636noble, family. Juan Manuel Perez de Guzman y Silva 7 January 1579 20 March 1636 was a Spanish noble and 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia Juan Manuel Perez de Guzman 8th Duke of Medina SidoniaBorn 1579 01 07 7 January 1579Died 1636 03 20 20 March 1636Noble familyHouse of Medina SidoniaSpouse s Juana de SandovalFatherAlonso Perez de Guzman 7th Duke of Medina SidoniaMotherAna de Silva y Mendoza He was the son of Alonso Perez de Guzman 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia commander in chief of the Spanish Armada and Ana de Silva y Mendoza daughter of Ana de Mendoza Princess of Eboli He married in 1598 aged 19 Juana de Sandoval daughter of the Duke of Lerma a favourite of Philip III of Spain He was promoted to Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1615 aged 36 and 34 years after his father In the same year he became 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia As Captain General of the Spanish Galleys Galeras de Espana he fought against the Barbary pirates and played a role in organising the occupation of their bases at Larache and La Mamora in present dat Morocco Captain General of the Atlantic Ocean Mar Oceano since 1595 he commanded in 1625 from Jerez de la Frontera the military operations neutralizing the attack on Cadiz by a Dutch English Fleet commanded by Sir Edward Cecil His eldest daughter Luisa de Guzman 1613 1666 became queen consort of Portugal when her husband John II 8th Duke of Braganza became John IV the first King of Portugal of the House of Braganza in 1640 In order to encourage her husband when the Portuguese nobility offered him the crown of Portugal Luisa is known for her phrase better Queen for one day than Duchess all my life His granddaughter Catherine of Braganza married King Charles II of England Sources editReal Academia de la Historia Manuel de Guzman y Silva 8th Duke of Medina SidoniaHouse of Medina SidoniaBorn 7 January 1579 Died 20 March 1636 Spanish nobility Preceded byAlonso Perez de Guzman Duke of Medina Sidonia1615 1636 Succeeded byGaspar Alfonso Perez de Guzman Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Manuel de Guzman y Silva 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia amp oldid 1170796596, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
