Alonso de Aragón

Alonso de Aragón or Alfonso de Aragón (1468 – 24 February 1520) was Archbishop of Zaragoza, Archbishop of Valencia and Lieutenant General of Aragon. Born in Cervera, he was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand II of Aragon by a Catalan noblewoman called Aldonza Ruiz de Ivorra (1454–1513). In his youth his tutor was Antonio Geraldini, brother of the humanist scholar Alessandro Geraldini.

Alonso de Aragón
Archbishop of Zaragoza; Archbishop of Valencia
Medaillon at Plaza Mayor, Salamanca
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Zaragoza
Appointed14 August 1478
Term ended24 February 1520
PredecessorAusias de Puggio
SuccessorJuan de Aragón
Personal details
Born1468
Cervera, Spain
Died(1520-02-24)24 February 1520 (aged 52)
Lécera
BuriedLa Seo Cathedral
ParentsFerdinand II of Aragon
Aldonza Ruiz de Ivorra
ChildrenJuan de Aragón y de Guerrea
Hernando, Archbishop of Zaragoza
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