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Beltrán de la Cueva, 1st Duke of Alburquerque
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Beltrán de la Cueva y Alfonso de Mercado, 1st Duke of Alburquerque (c. 1443 – 1 November[1] 1492) was a Spanish nobleman who is said to have fathered Joanna, the daughter of Henry IV of Castile's[2] wife Joan of Portugal. His alleged daughter, called "la Beltraneja", was deprived of the crown of Castile because of the uncertainty regarding her parentage.
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Beltrán de la Cueva | |
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Duke of Alburquerque | |
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Born | c.1443 Úbeda, Andalusia, Crown of Castille, Iberian Peninsula |
Died | November 1, 1492(1492-11-01) (aged 48–49) Cuéllar, Spain |
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