Alfonso de Aragón y Portugal
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Alfonso de Aragón y Portugal, or Alfonso I de Ampurias (Segorbe, 1489 - 1563), was Count of Ampurias and Duke of Segorbe.
He was a son of Enrique de Aragón y Pimentel and Guiomar de Portugal, and succeeded his father as Count of Ampurias and Duke of Segorbe after his death in 1522.
In 1516 he married Duchess Juana III de Cardona, daughter and heiress of Fernando Ramon Folch, 2nd Duke of Cardona. This made him 3rd Duke-consort of Cardona. He was viceroy of Valencia from 1558 until his death in 1563.
In 1555 he became a Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece.
Children
He had 14 children, including:
- Francisco de Aragón (1539-1572), his successor
- Guiomar de Aragón (1540-1557), married Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Duke of Alba
- Juana de Cardona (1542-1608), countess of Cardona and Duchess of Segorbe, after her brother's death.
- Ana de Aragón (?-1567), married Vespasiano I Gonzaga.
- Isabel de Aragón, married Juan Ximénez de Urrea, count of Aranda.
He also had two illegitimate children :
- Pedro de Aragón (?-1597), Bishop of Lérida, Vich and Jaca.
- Dídac de Aragón (?-1554).
