Fadrique EnrÃquez
Fadrique Enríquez (* um 1465, † 1538) was 4th Admiral of Castile and played a crucial role in the suppression of the revolt of the comuneros.
Life
Fadrique Enríquez was the son of Alonso Enríquez (1435-1485) and María de Velasco. He inherited his father's estate in Palencia including the castle in Medina de Rioseco, Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. On February 14, 1490, he was appointed Admiral of Castile of the " Catholic Monarchs ( Reyes Catolicos ) " Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. He was a cousin of King Ferdinand II of Aragon, the only son of John II of Aragon and his second wife, Juana Enríquez of Córdoba.
Fadrique Enríquez had a very irascible disposition and was banished after a confrontation with Queen Isabella I of Castile, Sicily. 1489 he was rehabilitated and participated in the conquest of Baza and the Battle of Granada, within the framework of the Reconquest of the " Catholic Monarchs ( Reyes Catolicos ) " part.
During his stay in Sicily, he married the very rich Ana Cabrera ( † 1523), Countess of Modica, Osona, Cabrera and Bas. The marriage remained childless. Fadrique Enríquez himself was Count of Melgar, Lord of Medina de Rioseco, Mansilla, Rueda, Aguilar and Villabrajima and was one of the richest people in Spain. His annual income is estimated at 50,000 ducats.
In 1496 he accompanied Joanna I, the madman to Flanders, where they married Philip I of Habsburg. On his return, he escorted Philip's sister Archduchess Margarete to Spain, where he married the John of Aragon and Castile, Prince of Asturias from the house Trastámara.
Fadrique gained its highest political power during the revolt of the comuneros. In 1520 he was, together with his cousin Íñigo Fernández de Velasco, 2nd Duke of Frías, governor of Spain in the absence of Charles V. He brought peace and was honored by Charles V. with the Order of the Golden Fleece.
Fadrique Enríquez was also a patron of the arts by artists such as the Spanish poet Juan Boscan Almogaver. He was buried beside his wife in San Francisco Monastery in Medina de Rioseco.