Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, 8th Duke of Escalona

The Most Excellent
The Duke of Escalona
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The Most Excellent The Duke of Escalona GE
	The Duke of Escalona in an 18th century painting
Seat A of the Royal Spanish Academy
	In office; 6 July 1713 – 29 June 1725
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Tomás Pascual de Azpeitia
Director of the Royal Spanish Academy
	In office; 6 July 1713 – 29 June 1725
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Mercurio López Pacheco
Personal details
Born	Juan Manuel María de la Aurora Fernández Pacheco Acuña Girón y Portocarrero; 7 September 1650; Marcilla (Navarre), Spain
Died	29 June 1725 (aged 74); Madrid, Spain
Spouse	María Josefa de Benavides Silva y Manrique de Lara (m. 1674)
Children	Mercurio López Pacheco, 9th Duke of Escalona; Marciano Fernandez Pacheco, 12th Marquess of Moya;
Parents	Diego López Pacheco, 7th Duke of Escalona; Juana de Zúñiga y Sotomayor;

Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco y Zúñiga, Duke of Escalona and Marquess of Villena (Marcilla, Navarre, 7 September 1650 – Madrid, 29 June 1725), was a Spanish aristocrat, politician, and academician who founded the Royal Spanish Academy.

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