Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, 3rd Duke of Feria
Gomez Suarez de Figueroa y Córdoba (September 1, 1587 – 1634) was a Spanish nobleman, diplomat and army commander from the 17th century.
He was the son of Lorenzo IV Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, third Duke of Feria and second Marquis of Villalba (1604–1634). His mother was his father's third wife.
Don Gomez was known as the Gran Duque de Feria for his military skills. He can be considered as one of the last able military commanders of the Spanish Empire. He was also Viceroy of Valencia, Viceroy of Catalonia, Governor of Milan, State councillor and special embassador to Rome and France. He died in 1634 in Munich from typhoid .
He first married Francisca Cardona y Córdoba and later Ana Fernández de Córdoba y Figueroa, who gave him a son, Gaspar Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba (1629–1634), who became fourth Duke of Feria and third Marquis of Villalba (1634), after the death of his father and grandfather. The boy died in the same year at the age of five. The title wents to the boy's maternal grandfather, the Marquis of Priego.
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Preceded by The Marquis of Caracena |
Viceroy of Valencia 1615–1618 |
Succeeded by The Marquis of Tavara |
Preceded by The Marquis of Villafranca |
Governor of the Duchy of Milan 1618–1625 |
Succeeded by Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba |
Preceded by The Bishop of Solsona |
Viceroy of Catalonia 1629–1630 |
Succeeded by Enrique de Aragón |
Preceded by The Marquis of Santa Cruz |
Governor of the Duchy of Milan 1631–1633 |
Succeeded by The Cardinal-Infante |
Spanish nobility | ||
Preceded by Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa |
Duke of Feria 1604–1634 |
Succeeded by Gaspar Suárez de Figueroa |
Marquis of Villalba 1604–1634 |
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