Noble family House of Frias Name Juan de | Died 1540 | |
Spouse(s) Maria Giron, Lady of Gandul and Marchenilla
Juana Enriquez Father Inigo Fernandez de Velasco, 2nd Duke of Frias Mother Maria de Tovar, Lady of Berlanga Role Inigo Fernandez de Velasco, 2nd Duke of Frias' son Parents Inigo Fernandez de Velasco, 2nd Duke of Frias Children Inigo Fernandez de Velasco, 4th Duke of Frias Grandchildren Juan Fernandez de Velasco, 5th Duke of Frias Grandparents Pedro Fernandez de Velasco, 2nd Count of Haro Great-grandparents Pedro Fernandez de Velasco (conde de Haro) | ||
Juan Sancho de Tovar, 1st Marquis of Berlanga (in full, Spanish: Don Juan Sancho de Tovar y Velasco, primer marqués de Berlanga, señor de la Casa y Estado de Tovar) (c. 1490 – c. 1540) was a Spanish nobleman.
Tovar was the second son of Íñigo Fernández de Velasco, 2nd Duke of Frías and of María de Tovar, Lady of Berlanga. His original name was Juan Sancho Fernández de Velasco y Tovar, but he changed it and adopted his mother's last name in order to succeed to her titles, as Lord of Berlanga. On 10 April 1529, he was raised to Marquis of Berlanga by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. He married María Girón, Lady of Gandul and Marchenilla, with whom he had 8 children.
After the death of his first wife, he married Juana Enríquez, sister of Perafán de Ribera, 1st Duke of Alcalá. They had no issue. Tovar died in 1540.