Cristóbal de Sandoval, Duke of Uceda

Who is Cristóbal de Sandoval, Duke of Uceda?

Cristóbal Gómez de Sandoval-Rojas y de la Cerda, known as the duque de Uceda, but also titled second marquis of Cea, fifth marquis of Denia, and knight of the order of Santiago was the official minister of state, also known as the valido or valued one, for King Philip III of Spain. He engineered the exile of his father the Duke of Lerma, from the court, and his own succession to the position.

Son of Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, Duke of Lerma and Catalina de la Cerda, main lady in waiting for the queen Margaret of Austria. His birthdate and place are unclear, and placed between 1577 and 1581. Cristóbal married in 1597 with Mariana de Padilla Manrique, daughter of Martín de Padilla Manrique, first count of Santa Gadea y Adelantado Mayor of Castille. Her mother was Luisa Manrique de Lara, eighth countess of Buendía. They had seven children, three of which reached adult age, including:

⁕Luisa Gómez de Sandoval-Rojas y Padilla who married Juan Alfonso Enríquez de Cabrera, IX admiral of Castile and duke of Medina de Rioseco.

⁕Isabel Gómez de Sandoval-Rojas y Padilla who married Juan Tellez-Girón y Enriquez de Ribera, 4th Duke of Osuna, marquis of Peñafiel and count of Ureña.