House of Lara

The House of Lara (Spanish: Casa de Lara) is a noble family from the medieval Kingdom of Castile. Two of its branches, one of the Dukes of Nájera and one of the Marquises of Aguilar de Campoo were considered Grandees of Spain. The Lara family gained numerous territories in Castile, León, Andalucía, and Galicia and members of the family moved throughout the former Spanish colonies, establishing branches as far away as the Philippines and Argentina.

The House of Lara were most prominent in the history of Castile and León from the 11th to the 14th century. Álvaro Núñez de Lara served as regent for Henry I of Castile. They were dispossessed of much of their land by Peter the Cruel, but most was returned by Henry II.

History

The family arose in 11th century Castile through a marriage that united the paternal lands around Lara de los Infantes belonging to Gonzalo Núñez with the inheritance of his wife, Goto Núñez, representing the holdings of the noble Álvarez and Alfonso families.^[1] By the 13th century, the Lara family origin had been linked to the protagonists in the epic Cantar de los Siete Infantes de Lara (Song of the Seven Lara Princes), a 10th-century tale of revenge set around the lands subsequently held by the Lara family, but there is no evidence that the tale reflected historical events and the names in the legend cannot be matched with the family's known ancestry.^[2]

From the 12th through 15th centuries, members of the Lara family found themselves at different times either supporting of or opposing their monarch. In 1113, Pedro González de Lara supported Queen Urraca of Castile in her struggles against her former husband, Alfonso I of Aragon. Pedro and his brother, Rodrigo, also confronted her son Alfonso VII in 1130. Rodrigo later helped Alfonso counter the rise of the Almoravids. Manrique Pérez de Lara, Álvar Pérez and Nuño Pérez de Lara disputed the regency of Alfonso VIII, and Fernando Núñez de Lara was Alfonso's alférez. Álvaro Núñez de Lara became regent of Henry I. Nuño González de Lara served Ferdinand III and Alfonso X, but in 1270 led an alliance of nobles against the same king. Juan Núñez I de Lara el Gordo, Señor de Albarracín, opposed the enthronement of Sancho IV, and had to temporarily flee to France. Juan Núñez II de Lara headed various rebellions against Alfonso XI. Ultimately, the family suffered greatly after the victory of King Peter against his usurping half-brother, Henry II.

The Manrique de Lara

The only branch of the family to survive the Middle Ages were the Manrique de Lara, who supported the Catholic Monarchs in their war against the supporters of the contender Joanna la Beltraneja, Queen consort of Portugal and former Princess of Asturias.

In 1520, Emperor Charles V raised this collateral line of the House of Lara to the position of Grandee, as Dukes of Nájera and Marquises of Aguilar de Campoo. Members of the family were to serve the crown as viceroys, captain generals, ambassadors and cardinals. María Luisa Manrique de Lara y Gonzaga, Vicereine of New Spain and patron of Juana Inés de la Cruz, matrilineally descends from this branch of the family.

The first Count of Paredes de Nava became Master of the Order of Santiago. The authors Gómez Manrique and Jorge Manrique belong to this branch of the Lara.

The original coat of arms is supposed to represent two cauldrons, which represent the ability of the family to sustain many followers.

Family tree

Lara family tree

Gonzalo
perhaps son of
García Fernández
of Castile

Gutierre
Alfonso

Salvador González

Munio
González

Nuño
Álvarez

María
Gutiérrez

HOUSE OF LARA

JIMÉNEZ
DYNASTY
(CASTILE –LEÓN)

Gonzalo
Salvadórez

Álvar
Salvadórez

Armando Núñez
de Lara^[3]

Goto
Núñez

Constance
of Burgundy

Alfonso VI
King of León
and Castile

Isabel
(= Zaida of Seville?)

COUNTS OF
BUREBA

Iñigo Jiménez
de los Cameros

María González
de Lara

Goto González
de Lara

Teresa González
de Lara

Stephanie Armengol of Urgell

Rodrigo González
de Lara^[4]

Sancha of
León/Castile

VISCOUNTS OF
NARBONNE

HOUSE OF
IVREA
(CASTILE –LEÓN)

Aimeric II
Viscount of
Narbonne

García
Ordóñez

Eva

Pedro González
de Lara^[5]

Urraca
Queen of
León and
Castile

Raymond
of Burgundy

Teresa
Countess of
Portugal

Pedro Rodriguez
de Lara
(no known issue)

Ermengol VI
of Urgell

Elvira Rodriguez
de Lara

Sancha Rodriguez
de Lara
(no known issue)

Alfonso VII
King of León
and Castile

Fernán Pérez
"Furtado"^[6]
(issue disputed)

Hermesenda
of Narbonne

Manrique Pérez
de Lara^[7]

Álvar Pérez
de Lara
(no known issue)

García Pérez de Traba

Elvira Pérez
de Lara

Beltrán
de Risnel

Milia Pérez
de Lara

Gómez González
de Manzanedo

Ferdinand II
King of León

Teresa
Fernández
de Traba

Nuño Pérez
de Lara^[8]

Pedro Manrique
de Lara
Viscount of
Narbonne

Aimeric Manrique
de Lara
Duke of
Narbonne
(no known issue)

Diego López IIf
de Haro

María Manrique
de Lara

Gonzalo Pérez I
Manrique de Lara

Aimeric IIII
Viscount ofI
Narbonne

Ermengol VIII
of Urgell

Elvira Núñez I
de Lara

Álvaro Núñez I
de Lara^[9]

María Díaz I
de Haro

Gonzalo Núñez
de Lara^[10]

Fernando Núñez
de Lara^[11]

Sancho, Count of Provence

Sancha Núñez I
de Lara^[12]

VISCOUNTS OF NARBONNE

Alfonso IX
King of León

Fernando Álvarez
de Lara^[13]

Gonzalo Álvarez
de Lara

Nuño Álvarez
de Lara

Rodrigo Álvarez
de Lara^[14]

HOUSE OF
BURGUNDY
(PORTUGAL)

Mafalda González
Manrique de Lara

Alfonso of Molina

Teresa González
de Lara

Diego González
de Lara
(no known issue)

Nuño Fernández
de Lara^[15]

Fernán Rodriguez
de Lara^[16]

Sancha Rodriguez
de Lara^[17]

Afonso II
King of
Portugal

Teresa Alfonso

Nuño González
de Lara
'the Good'

Rodrigo Fernández
de Castro

Leonor González
de Lara

María Alfonso

Álvar Fernández
de Lara^[18]

Fernando Fernández
de Lara
(no known issue)

Sancha Fernández
de Lara^[19]

Fernando
Lord of Serpa

Ferdinand III
King of León
and Castile

Teresa Fernández
de Lara^[20]

Ponç IV
of Empúries

Álvaro Núñez
de Lara
(no known issue)

Nuño González
de Lara
(no known issue)

Teresa Alvárez
de Lara

Diego López
de Salcedo

Teresa Álvarez
de Azagra

Juan Núñez de Lara
'the Fat'

Teresa Díaz II
de Haro

Alfonso X, King of Castile

John
of Castile

Ferdinand
de la Cerda

Sancho IV
King of Castile

Álvaro Núñez
de Lara
(no known issue)

Juan Núñez
de Lara
'the Younger'
(no known issue)

Nuño González
de Lara
(no known issue)

Teresa Núñez de Lara

Alfonso of Castile

Ferdinand
de la Cerda

Juana Núñez
de Lara

Henry
of Castile

Ferdinand IV
King of Castile

Juan de
Castilla
y Haro

HOUSE OF
BARCELONA
(Aragon)

Alfonso XI
King of Castile

María Díaz
de Haro
heiress of Biscay

Juan Núñez de Lara

Alfonso IV
King of Aragon

Tello Alfonso
of Castile

Juana
de Lara
Lady of Lara
(no known issue)

Lope Díaz
de Haro
(no known issue)

Nuno Díaz
de Haro
Lord of Lara
(no known issue)

Isabel
de Lara
Lady of Lara
(no known issue)

Juan
of Aragon

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Members of the House of Lara in the male line

Marriage or extramarital relationship

Descent

Extra-marital Descent

Notes:

References

↑ Sánchez de Mora
↑ Ramón Menéndez Pidal, La Leyenda de los Siete Infantes de Lara, Madrid: Hijos de José M. Ducazel, 1896; Sánchez de Mora.
↑ Salazar y Castro (1696), Book II, Chap. XI, pp. 85–90
↑ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVIII, Chap. I, pp. 247–257
↑ Salazar y Castro (1696), Book II, Chap. XII, pp. 90–102
↑ Salazar y Castro (1696), Book II, Chap. XIII, pp. 102–106
↑ Salazar y Castro (1696), Book III, Chap. I, pp. 109–130
↑ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. I, pp. 5–14
↑ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. VIII, pp. 51–63
↑ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVII, Chap. I, pp. 79–84
↑ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. IV, pp. 24–31
↑ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. III, pp. 20–23
↑ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. XII, pp. 72–73
↑ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. IX, pp. 64–67
↑ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. XIII, pp. 74–76
↑ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. X, pp. 68–69
↑ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. XI, pp. 70–71
↑ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. V, pp. 32–34
↑ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. VI, pp. 35–37
↑ Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. VII, pp. 38–50

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[1] Sánchez de Mora

[2] Ramón Menéndez Pidal, La Leyenda de los Siete Infantes de Lara, Madrid: Hijos de José M. Ducazel, 1896; Sánchez de Mora.

[3] Salazar y Castro (1696), Book II, Chap. XI, pp. 85–90

[4] Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVIII, Chap. I, pp. 247–257

[5] Salazar y Castro (1696), Book II, Chap. XII, pp. 90–102

[6] Salazar y Castro (1696), Book II, Chap. XIII, pp. 102–106

[7] Salazar y Castro (1696), Book III, Chap. I, pp. 109–130

[8] Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. I, pp. 5–14

[9] Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. VIII, pp. 51–63

[10] Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVII, Chap. I, pp. 79–84

[11] Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. IV, pp. 24–31

[12] Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. III, pp. 20–23

[13] Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. XII, pp. 72–73

[14] Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. IX, pp. 64–67

[15] Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. XIII, pp. 74–76

[16] Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. X, pp. 68–69

[17] Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. XI, pp. 70–71

[18] Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. V, pp. 32–34

[19] Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. VI, pp. 35–37

[20] Salazar y Castro (1697), Book XVI, Chap. VII, pp. 38–50

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