About Enyego d'Àvalos
Lived 1414 – 1484 (aged 69–70). Enyego d'Àvalos was a Spanish diplomat, writer, military commander and soldier.
Íñigo Dávalos (, ; died 1484) was a Castilian general who served the Crown of Aragon in Italy.
Early life Íñigo was the son of Ruy López Dávalos, Constable of Castile and Costanza de Tovar.
Career Íñigo came to Italy with Alfonso V of Aragon in 1442. He took part in the naval battle of Ponza in 1435. In 1452, after the Aragonese conquest of the Kingdom of Naples, he was made Count of Monteodorisio.
Reportedly, Íñigo has been proposed as the author of the romance Curial e Güelfa.
Personal life In 1452 he married Antonella d'Aquino, heiress to the marquisate of Pescara, which was thenceforth part of the family's fiefs.
Íñigo died in Naples in 1484: his lands were inherited by his son Alphonso.
Descendants His grandsons, Alfonso and Fernando, and his great grandson, Francesco Ferdinando d'Avalos, were generals for Spain in the Italian Wars.
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Who was Enyego d'Àvalos?
Spanish nobleman 1414-1484
When was Enyego d'Àvalos born?
Enyego d'Àvalos was born in 1414 in Toledo.
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Enyego d'Àvalos died in 1484 in Naples.
What was Enyego d'Àvalos's occupation?
Enyego d'Àvalos was a diplomat, writer, military commander and soldier.
What nationality was Enyego d'Àvalos?
Enyego d'Àvalos was Spanish.
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