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Gaspar de Bracamonte y Guzmán, 3rd Count of Peñaranda ( Spanish: Gaspar de Bracamonte y Guzmán, tercer Conde de Peñaranda) (c. 1595 – 14 December 1676) was a Spanish diplomat and statesman.
Bracamonte was born in Peñaranda de Bracamonte, Spain, in 1595. He was the fifth son of Alonso de Bracamonte, 1st Count of Peñaranda and the Spanish prince instructor. He married his niece María de Bracamonte, daughter of his older brother Balthazar Emmanuel, and 3rd Countess of Peñaranda. They had one son, Gregorio, 4th Count of Peñaranda, who died without legitimate heirs in 1689.
Bracamonte led the Spanish delegation at the
Peace of Münster and the
Peace of Westphalia in 1648, representing
Philip IV.
These treaties ended the
Eighty Years' War with the
Dutch Republic and the
Thirty Years' War in Germany, but not the
War with France which would continue until 1659.
Don Gaspar returned to Spain in September 1650. In February 1651 the King appointed him president of the Council of the Orders. In October 1653 he granted him also the presidency of the Council of the Indies, with retention of that of the Council of the Orders.
From 1659 to 1664 he was Spanish
Viceroy of Naples and after death king Philip IV, one of the regents of the Kingdom of Spain. After the King's death in 1665, he returned to Spain and became an advisor of the King's widow,
Mariana of Austria, who took over the regency for her infant son
Charles.
He negotiated and signed two treaties with England : the
Treaty of Madrid (1667) with the
Earl of Sandwich regarding the
Portuguese Restoration War and the
Treaty of Madrid (1670) with
William Godolphin for the settlement of all disputes in the America's.
Bracamonte died in Madrid, Spain, on 14 December 1676.
This article includes a
list of references,
related reading, or
external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
inline citations. (October 2012) |
Gaspar de Bracamonte y Guzmán, 3rd Count of Peñaranda ( Spanish: Gaspar de Bracamonte y Guzmán, tercer Conde de Peñaranda) (c. 1595 – 14 December 1676) was a Spanish diplomat and statesman.
Bracamonte was born in Peñaranda de Bracamonte, Spain, in 1595. He was the fifth son of Alonso de Bracamonte, 1st Count of Peñaranda and the Spanish prince instructor. He married his niece María de Bracamonte, daughter of his older brother Balthazar Emmanuel, and 3rd Countess of Peñaranda. They had one son, Gregorio, 4th Count of Peñaranda, who died without legitimate heirs in 1689.
Bracamonte led the Spanish delegation at the
Peace of Münster and the
Peace of Westphalia in 1648, representing
Philip IV.
These treaties ended the
Eighty Years' War with the
Dutch Republic and the
Thirty Years' War in Germany, but not the
War with France which would continue until 1659.
Don Gaspar returned to Spain in September 1650. In February 1651 the King appointed him president of the Council of the Orders. In October 1653 he granted him also the presidency of the Council of the Indies, with retention of that of the Council of the Orders.
From 1659 to 1664 he was Spanish
Viceroy of Naples and after death king Philip IV, one of the regents of the Kingdom of Spain. After the King's death in 1665, he returned to Spain and became an advisor of the King's widow,
Mariana of Austria, who took over the regency for her infant son
Charles.
He negotiated and signed two treaties with England : the
Treaty of Madrid (1667) with the
Earl of Sandwich regarding the
Portuguese Restoration War and the
Treaty of Madrid (1670) with
William Godolphin for the settlement of all disputes in the America's.
Bracamonte died in Madrid, Spain, on 14 December 1676.