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Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar Gómez de Sandoval y Mendoza, 7th Duke of the Infantado

1614 – 1657

Spanish politician

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About Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar Gómez de Sandoval y Mendoza, 7th Duke of the Infantado

Lived 1614 – 1657 (aged 42–43). Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar Gómez de Sandoval y Mendoza, 7th Duke of the Infantado was a Spanish diplomat.

Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar Mendoza y Sandoval, 7th Duke of the Infantado (4 April 1614 – 14 January 1657) was a Spanish noble of the House of Mendoza and the 7th Duke of the Infantado. He was Viceroy of Sicily from 1651 to 1655.

In 1627, at the age of thirteen he was betrothed to Isabel Mendoza de Luna, In 1630, he married María de Silva, the daughter of Ruy III Gómez de Silva y Mendoza de la Cerda, the 3rd Duke of Pastrana. and at the Siege of Lérida. He was later appointed the Spanish ambassador to Rome (1649-1951) and Viceroy of Sicily (1651-1655).

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Important facts

Born

1614

Birth century

17th century

Died

1657

Occupation

Diplomat

Nationality

Spain

Positions held

Viceroy of Sicily

Contemporaries

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Giovanni Domenico Cassini

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Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar Gómez de Sandoval y Mendoza, 7th Duke of the Infantado was born in 1614.

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Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar Gómez de Sandoval y Mendoza, 7th Duke of the Infantado died in 1657.

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Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar Gómez de Sandoval y Mendoza, 7th Duke of the Infantado was a diplomat.

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Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar Gómez de Sandoval y Mendoza, 7th Duke of the Infantado was Spanish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar Gómez de Sandoval y Mendoza, 7th Duke of the Infantado

· Wikidata: Q7357323

· DBpedia: Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar Mendoza y Sandoval, 7th Duke of the Infantado

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