Juan Núñez III de Lara
Juan III Núñez de Lara y de la Cerda (born Juan Fdez. de la Cerda y Núñez de Lara: 1313 - Burgos, 28 November 1350), Lord of Lara and Vizcaya, son of Ferdinand de la Cerda (1275–1322) and Juana Núñez de Lara the Little Dove. Despite belonging to the House de la Cerda and aspiring to the Castilian-Leonese throne during the reigns of Sancho IV of Castile, Ferdinand IV of Castile and Alfonso XI of Castile, he carried the family name of his mother which corresponded to the name of his lordship.
Juan (III) Núñez de Lara y de la Cerda | |
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Arms of the House de la Cerda before 1376 | |
| Born | 1313 |
| Died | 28 November 1350 (aged 37) Burgos |
| Noble family | House de la Cerda |
| Spouse(s) | María Díaz II de Haro |
| Issue | Juana Lope Diaz Isabel Nuno Diaz (illeg.) Pedro (illeg.) Diego |
| Father | Ferdinand de la Cerda |
| Mother | Juana Núñez de Lara |
He was Lord of Biscay by his marriage to María Díaz II de Haro, daughter of Don Juan de Haro the One-Eyed. He was also Lord of Villafranca, Oropesa, Torrelobatón, Lerma, Paredes de Nava, Castroverde and Aguilar. Ensign of the King and Lord Steward of Alfonso XI of Castile. He was a great-grandson of Alfonso X the Wise, King of Castile and León, and Louis IX, King of France.