Ana de Mendoza y Enríquez de Cabrera, 6th Duchess of the Infantado

Ana de Mendoza y Enríquez de Cabrera (b. 1554 - d. 1633), was the 6th Duchess of the Infantado from 1601-1633.

Coat of arms of the House of Mendoza.

Life

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Ana was married to Don Rodrigo de Mendoza, her paternal uncle by her father, Íñigo López de Mendoza y Mendoza so as to avoid any problems in the succession of the Dukedom. The couple had two girls that survived childhood:

After being widowed in 1587, she remarried in 1594 with Juan Hurtado de Mendoza y Mendoza (1555-1624), the Mayordomo Mayor of Philip III of Spain and Philip IV of Spain and son of Íñigo López de Mendoza y Mendoza, 3rd Marques of Mondéjar.

She attended the royal court and was described as a confidante of queen Margaret.

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Spanish nobility
Preceded by  
Duke of the Infantado

1601–1633
Succeeded by