Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 6th Duke of Frias
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Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 6th Duke of Frias, Count of Haro (circa 1610 - 1652) was a Spanish nobleman and diplomat.
His father was Juan Fernández de Velasco, 5th Duke of Frias and his mother Maria Angela de Aragón y Guzmán.
King John IV of Portugal was his nephew.
He married Isabel Maria de Guzmán and had four children.
- Andrea de Velasco, married
- Manuel Enríquez de Guzman, 10th Count of Alba de Liste
- Lorenzo Antonio de Cárdenas Ulloa y Zúñiga, 13th Count de de la Puebla del Maestre
- Íñigo Melchor de Velasco, 7th Duke of Frias, married Maria Teresa de Benavídes Dávila y Corella
- Juana de Velasco y Tovar, married
- Enrique Felípez de Guzmán, 1º marqués de Mayrena, 2º duque de Sanlúcar de Barrameda
- Melchor Pacheco Téllez Girón
- Juan Enríquez de Almansa, 8º marquês de Alcañices
- Francisco Baltazar de Velasco y Tovar, married Maria Catarina de Carvajal Osorio, 4ª marquesa de Jodar
He inherited the title of Constable of Castile and like his father, Bernardino was Governor of the Duchy of Milan between 1647 and 1648.
He was also Viceroy of Aragon between 1645 and 1647.
