Fernando Pérez de Lara
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Fernando Pérez de Lara (born c. 1115, fl. 1122–50), also called Fernando Furtado or Hurtado,[1][2] was the illegitimate son of Urraca, queen regnant of León and Castile, and her lover, Count Pedro González de Lara.[3]
He was acknowledged publicly by both parents, and his surname indicates that he was accepted by the Laras as one of their own. A rebellious attempt by his father to place him on the throne in 1130 failed, but he maintained good relations with his half-brother, King Alfonso VII, after that. He was not, however, a regular figure at the royal court, and even stayed for a time in Portugal (1139–40). He was captured fighting for Alfonso VII against the Portuguese in the Battle of Valdevez in 1141. Freed, he returned to Castile, where he had lands.