Pedro de Zúñiga
1st Count of Ledesma, from the House of Zúñiga (1383-1453) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pedro de Zúñiga (Valladolid, c. 1383 - Valladolid, 1453).[1] He was a wealthy (ricohombre) Castilian man of the House of Zúñiga, and was the son of Diego López de Zúñiga, Lord of Frías and Béjar and Alguacil and Chief Justice of the King, and Juana García de Leyva.[1]
He was the first Count of Ledesma and the first Count of Plasencia and Duke of Béjar, Miranda del Castañar, Cáceres, Trujillo, Curiel, Candeleda, Olvera, Puebla de Santiago, and other towns. He was also Chief Justice of the King, Captain General of the frontier of Navarre and Ecija, mayor of Seville and the Kingdom of Murcia and commander of the Castle of Burgos.[1]