Juan Pardo de Tavera

Juan Pardo de Tavera (1472–1545) was a cardinal (from 1531) and was Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain (1534–1545), Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1539–1545), Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1524–1534), Bishop of Osma (1523–1524), Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1514–1523) and President of the Royal Council (1524-1539).

Juan Pardo de Tavera
Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo
Primate of Spain
Posthumous Portrait of Juan Pardo de Tavera by El Greco
ArchdioceseToledo
Appointed27 Apr 1534
Term ended1 August 1545
Other post(s)Cardinal-priest of San Giovanni in Porta Latina
Orders
Created cardinal22 February 1531
by Pope Clement VII
RankCardinal-priest
Personal details
Born26 May 1472
Toro, Zamora, Spain
Died1 August 1545 (aged 73)
Valladolid, Spain
Previous post(s)Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
(1524-1534)
Bishop of Osma (1523-1534)
Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo
(1514-1523)

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