Appointed 14 August 1478 Name Alonso Aragon Term ended 24 February 1520 Parents Ferdinand II of Aragon | Predecessor Ausias de Puggio Children Hernando de Aragon Buried La Seo Cathedral Siblings Joanna of Castile | |
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Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zaragoza Successor Juan de Aragon y de Guerrea Role Ferdinand II of Aragon\'s son Died February 24, 1520, Lecera, Spain Grandparents John II of Aragon and Navarre, Juana Enriquez Similar People Ferdinand II of Aragon, Hernando de Aragon, Joanna of Castile, John II of Aragon and Nava, John - Prince of Asturias | ||
Alonso de Aragón Ivorra, el bastardo de Fernando el Católico.
Alonso de Aragón or Alfonso de Aragón (1468 – 24 February 1520) was Archbishop of Zaragoza, Archbishop of Valencia and Lieutenant General of Aragon. Born in Cervera, he was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand II of Aragon by a Catalan noblewoman called Aldonza Ruiz de Ivorra (1452–1516). In his youth his tutor was Antonio Geraldini, brother of the humanist scholar Alessandro Geraldini.
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Ecclesiastical career
Aragón was more a politician than a clergyman. His ecclesiastical career was determined by his father when he was five years old; his half-uncle, Juan de Aragón, Archbishop of Zaragoza and illegitimate son of King John II of Aragon, died. Ferdinand II decided that Alonso would succeed him, but Pope Sixtus IV thought that he was too young and appointed Ausías de Puggio. By 1478, the Pope couldn't withstand the pressure any more and appointed Aragón as new Archbishop on 14 August. However, he was not ordained as a priest until 7 November 1501, a day before being ordained as a bishop.
On 23 January 1512, Aragón was appointed Archbishop of Valencia. He was enthroned as such on 4 April 1512.
Political career
His father made him Lieutenant General of the Kingdom of Naples in 1507, to replace Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba. In 1512, he was in command of the troops that conquered Tudela in the Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre.
When his father died in 1516, the Archbishop was appointed by his will as Lieutenant General of Aragon and de facto ruler of Aragon, due to the insanity of his half-sister, Queen Joanna, who inherited the crown. When Joanna's son and co-ruler, Charles I, arrived in November 1518, the Archbishop was confirmed as Lieutenant General of Aragon. He died two years later in Lécera.
Aragón also realised important modifications on the La Seo Cathedral, where he was buried.
Issue
Despite being Archbishop, Alonso had seven children with Ana de Gurrea (1470–1527), including: