Juan Pacheco
Juan Fernández Pacheco y Téllez Girón (* 1419 in Belmonte in Cuenca, † October 1474 ibid.) Grande de España, Marquis de Villena and first Duke of Escalona.
Life
The parents of Juan Pacheco were María Pacheco, the daughter of the first Lord of Belmonte in Cuenca, Juan Fernandez Pacheco Téllez Girón and Alfonso. The Pacheco family emigrated after the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385 from Portugal from Castile, where they were lords of the village of Belmonte. About Belmonte was Don Juan Manuel attach an Alcazar. When Juan Pacheco was 1456 upgraded to Marqués de Villena, he got this as Castillo.
In his childhood was Juan Pacheco Menino of Henry IV of Castile. Its formal role at the court of Castile was Page of Álvaro de Luna.
Juan Pacheco played a key role in the Castilian policy of the last years of the reign of John II of Castile nearly to the reign of Isabella I of Castile. He advised Henry IV of Castile and hit the political decisions. After the first battle of Olmedo in 1445, he was upgraded in 1456 to the Marquis de Villena. For services in the military conflict, his brother Pedro Girón was appointed from 1445 to 1466 to the Master of the Order of Calatrava.
In a mediation in a conflict between Henry IV of Castile and John II of Castile represented Juan Pacheco, Henry and Álvaro de Luna, Johann.
From 1451 to 1456 Juan Pacheco adelantado mayor de Castilla was and 1461-1462 Merino Mayor de Asturias (chief magistrate in land disputes in Asturias).
With a social network he allowed Alfonso de Castilla choose in Ávila 1465-1468 King of Castile, whom he replaced in 1467 as Grand Master of the Order of Santiago.
The sister of Juan Pacheco, Beatriz Pacheco married in 1454, Rodrigo Portocarrero, the first Conde de Medellín († 1467 ).
1463 offered Juan Pacheco for a visit in Bayonne, Louis XI. his services. A corresponding marriage contract was concluded between the daughter of Louis XI. , Juana and younger son of Juan Pacheco, Pedro de Portocarrero, 7th Lord of Moguer and 6th Lord of Villanueva del Fresno.
In order to maintain the strategic balance between the Crown of Aragon and France, another marriage contract between the son of the king of Aragon, Ferdinand II of Aragon and the now widowed Beatriz Pacheco was closed.
1466 his nephew, Rodrigo Téllez Girón was Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava. Juan Pacheco was the mentor of Rodrigo Téllez Girón and 1469 was attached to this, in his capacity as Grand Master, which he had decision-makers in two relevant social organizations in Castile.
1472 gave Henry IV, Juan Pacheco the title of Duke of Escalona.
Juan Pacheco survived Henry IV by a few days.
Among his descendants belonged Diego López de Pacheco (Belmonte, Cuenca 1599 - Pamplona, Navarra 1653), which on August 28, 1640 to June 10, 1642 was the 17th Viceroy of New Spain.