Pedro Fernández de Castro
Pedro Fernández de Castro | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1290 |
| Died | 1342 Algeciras |
| Buried | Choir of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela |
| Noble family | Castro |
| Spouse(s) | Infanta Beatrice of Portugal Isabel Ponce de Leon |
| Father | Fernando Rodríguez de Castro |
| Mother | Violante Sánchez of Castile |
Pedro Fernández de Castro (c. 1290 – Algeciras, 1342), nicknamed el de la Guerra ('of the War'), was a Galician noble and military figure of the House of Castro, descended by illegitimate lines from the kings of Castile-Leon-Galicia. Pedro Fernandez de Castro was Lord (Señor) of Lemos and Sarria and served as mayordomo mayor (lord steward) of Alfonso XI of Castile, adelantado de la frontera (governor) of Andalusia, Galicia and Murcia and pertiguero mayor (a title similar to the French Vidame) of the lands of Santiago.
He was the father of Fernando Ruiz de Castro (toda la lealtad de España), Queen Juana de Castro (wife of Peter of Castile), the controversial Inês de Castro (consort King Peter I of Portugal) and Álvaro Pires de Castro.