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Ana de Mendoza y Enríquez de Cabrera, 6th Duchess of the Infantado

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Ana de Mendoza y Enriquez de Cabrera, 6th Duchess of the Infantado

Ana de Mendoza y Enríquez de Cabrera (b. 1544 - d. 1633), was the 6th Duchess of the Infantado from 1601-1633.

Marriage and Descendants

Ana was married Rodrigo de Mendoza, her paternal uncle by her father, Íñigo López de Mendoza y Mendoza so as to avoid any problems in the succession of the Dukedom. The couple had two girls that survived childhood:

  • Luisa de Mendoza, married the second son of the Duke of Lerma, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma. Their son Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar Gómez de Sandoval y Mendoza became the next Duke of the Infantado.
  • María de Mendoza, married García Álvarez de Toledo, 6th Marquis of Villafranca and Duke of Fernandina. No issue.

    • After being widowed in 1587, she remarried in 1594 with Juan Hurtado de Mendoza y Mendoza (155-1624), the Mayordomo Mayor of Philip III of Spain and Philip IV of Spain and son of Íñigo López de Mendoza y Mendoza, 3rd Marques of Mondéjar.

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