Gaspar Méndez de Haro, 7th Marquis of Carpio

Gaspar de Haro y Guzmán (* 1629, † November 16, 1687 ), 7th Marquis of Carpio and 3rd Marquis of Heliche, was a Spanish nobleman, politician and art collector. His father, Luis Mendez de Haro, was prime minister and advisor King Philip IV of Spain. Gaspar de Haro hoped to follow him, but was held back in his political ambitions and got into the episode under suspicion of being involved in an assassination attempt against the king. As punishment he was sent to Portugal to fight insurgents. After his rehabilitation from 1677 he was sent for five years as ambassador to Rome and then to the viceroy of the former Spanish possessions Naples, a position which he held until his death. At this time he owned about 3,000 paintings, including works by Titian, Tintoretto, Juan van der Hamen y León and Antonello da Messina.