Juana Núñez de Lara

Juana Núñez de Lara (1286 – 1351) was a daughter of Juan Núñez de Lara the Fat and his wife Teresa Díaz II de Haro of the lordship of Biscay.^[1] Juana is also known as la Palomilla or Lady of Lara.

Juana Núñez de Lara
Born	1286 Palencia
Died	(1351-06-12)12 June 1351 Palencia
Noble family	House of Lara
Spouse(s)	Infante Henry of Castile Ferdinand de la Cerda
Father	Juan Núñez I de Lara
Mother	Teresa Díaz II de Haro

Life

Juana was first married to Infante Henry of Castile,^[1] son of Ferdinand III of Castile and his first wife Elisabeth of Swabia. The marriage was childless and Henry died in 1304, leaving Juana a young widow.

Juana was married secondly to Ferdinand de la Cerda,^[2] son of Ferdinand de la Cerda and his wife Blanche of France. Blanche was a daughter of Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence. Juana and Ferdinand had four children:

• Juan Núñez III de Lara (1313–1350), married Maria de Haro.^[1]
• Blanche Núñez de Lara (1311–1347), married Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena^[2] and was mother of Juana Manuel of Castile, consort of Henry II of Castile and mother of John I of Castile.
• Margaret Núñez de Lara, a nun.
• Maria Núñez de Lara, married Charles II of Alençon^[1] and was mother of Charles III of Alençon.

Juana's husband died in 1322, Juana herself died in Palencia in 1351.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Juana Núñez de Lara

16. Nuño Pérez de Lara 8. Gonzalo Núñez de Lara 17. Teresa Fernández de Traba 4. Nuño González "el Bueno" de Lara 18. Diego López II de Haro 9. María Díaz de Haro 19. Toda Pérez de Azagra 2. Juan I Núñez de Lara 20. Ferdinand II of León 10. Alfonso IX of León 21. Urraca of Portugal 5. Teresa Alfonso 22. Martim Gomes da Silva 11. Aldonza Martínez de Silva 23. Urraca Rodríguez 1. Juana Núñez de Lara 24. Diego López II de Haro 12. Lope Díaz II de Haro 25. Toda Pérez de Azagra 6. Diego López III de Haro 26. Alfonso IX of León 13. Urraca Alfonso de León 27. Inés Íñiguez de Mendoza 3. Teresa Díaz de Haro 28. William I, Viscount of Béarn 14. Guillem II de Montcada 29. Mary, Viscount of Béarn 7. Constance de Béarn 30. Alfonso II, Count of Provence 15. Garsenda de Provenza 31. Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier

References

1. Doubleday 2001, p. 189.
2. Estow 1995, p. xxxviii.

Sources

• Doubleday, Simon R. (2001). The Lara Family, Crown and Nobility in Medieval Spain. Harvard University Press.
• Estow, Clara (1995). Pedro the Cruel of Castile: 1350-1369. Brill.