Pedro Fernández de Castro y Andrade
VII Count of Lemos, Viceroy of Naples and president of the Council of the Indies
About Pedro Fernández de Castro y Andrade
Lived 1576 – 1622 (aged 45–46). Pedro Fernández de Castro y Andrade was a statesperson, diplomat and politician.
Pedro Fernández de Castro y Andrade (1576–1622), better known as the Great Count of Lemos, was a Galician (Spanish) nobleman who was viceroy of Naples between 1610-1616, and was also president of the Council of the Indies and of Italy.
Biography A member of the House of Castro, he was born at Monforte de Lemos as son of Fernando Ruiz de Castro Andrade y Portugal, VI Count of Lemos and Catalina de Zúñiga y Sandoval, sister of the Duke of Lerma, Valido and "shadow king" of Spain between 1601 and 1618.
King Philip III of Spain named him president of the Council of the Indies in 1603. In 1608 he was appointed Viceroy of Naples. He died in Madrid in 1622.
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Who was Pedro Fernández de Castro y Andrade?
VII Count of Lemos, Viceroy of Naples and president of the Council of the Indies (1560-1622)
When was Pedro Fernández de Castro y Andrade born?
Pedro Fernández de Castro y Andrade was born in 1576 in Monforte de Lemos.
When did Pedro Fernández de Castro y Andrade die?
Pedro Fernández de Castro y Andrade died on 19 October 1622 in Madrid.
What was Pedro Fernández de Castro y Andrade's occupation?
Pedro Fernández de Castro y Andrade was a statesperson, diplomat and politician.
What nationality was Pedro Fernández de Castro y Andrade?
Pedro Fernández de Castro y Andrade's recorded nationality: Crown of Castile.
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