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Arms of the House of Lara
Primitive coat of arms of the House of Lara

The House of Lara (Spanish: Casa de Lara) is a noble family from the medieval Kingdom of Castile. Two of its branches, the Duques de Nájera and the Marquesado de Aguilar de Campoo were considered Grandees of Spain. The Lara family gained numerous territories in Castile, León, Andalucía, and Galicia and members of the family moved throughout the former Spanish colonies, establishing branches as far away as the Philippines and Argentina.

The House of Lara were most prominent in the history of Castile and León from the 11th to the 14th century. Álvaro Núñez de Lara served as regent for Henry I of Castile. They were dispossessed of much of their land by Peter the Cruel, but most was returned by Henry II.

History

The family arose in 11th century Castile through a marriage that united the paternal lands around Lara de los Infantes belonging to Gonzalo Núñez with the inheritance of his wife, Goto Núñez, representing the holdings of the noble Álvarez and Alfonso families. By the 13th century, the Lara family origin had been linked to the protagonists in the epic Cantar de los Siete Infantes de Lara (Song of the Seven Lara Princes), a 10th-century tale of revenge set around the lands subsequently held by the Lara family, but there is no evidence that the tale reflected historical events and the names in the legend cannot be matched with the family's known ancestry.

From the 12th through 15th centuries, members of the Lara family found themselves at different times either supporting of or opposing their monarch. In 1113, Pedro González de Lara supported Queen Urraca of Castile in her struggles against her former husband, Alfonso I of Aragon. Pedro and his brother, Rodrigo, also confronted her son Alfonso VII in 1130. Rodrigo later helped Alfonso counter the rise of the Almoravids. Manrique Pérez de Lara, Álvar Pérez and Nuño Pérez de Lara disputed the regency of Alfonso VIII, and Fernando Núñez de Lara was Alfonso's alférez. Álvaro Núñez de Lara became regent of Henry I. Nuño González de Lara served Ferdinand III and Alfonso X, but in 1270 led an alliance of nobles against the same king. Juan Núñez I de Lara el Gordo, Señor de Albarracín, opposed the enthronement of Sancho IV, and had to temporarily flee to France. Juan Núñez II de Lara headed various rebellions against Alfonso XI. Ultimately, the family suffered greatly after the victory of King Peter against his usurping half-brother, Henry II.

The Manrique de Lara

The only branch of the family to survive the Middle Ages were the Manrique de Lara, who supported the Catholic Monarchs in their war against the supporters of the contender Joanna la Beltraneja. In 1520, Emperor Charles V raised the House of Lara to the position of grandee, as dukes of Nájera and marquesses of Aguilar de Campoo. Members of the family were to serve the crown as viceroys, captain generals, ambassadors and cardinals. The first Count of Paredes de Nava became Master of the Order of Santiago. The authors Gómez Manrique and Jorge Manrique belong to this branch of the Lara.

The original coat of arms is supposed to represent two cauldrons, which represent the ability of the family to sustain many followers.

Family tree

Lara family tree
Gonzalo
perhaps son of
García Fernández
of Castile		 Gutierre
Alfonso
Salvador González Munio
González		 Nuño
Álvarez		 María
Gutiérrez
HOUSE OF LARA JIMÉNEZ
DYNASTY
(CASTILE–LEÓN)
Gonzalo
Salvadórez		 Álvar
Salvadórez		 Gonzalo Núñez
de Lara		 Goto
Núñez		 Constance
of Burgundy		 Alfonso VI
King of León
and Castile		 Isabel
(= Zaida of Seville?)
COUNTS OF
BUREBA
Iñigo Jiménez
de los Cameros		 María González
de Lara		 Goto González
de Lara		 Teresa González
de Lara		 Stephanie Armengol of Urgell Rodrigo González
de Lara		 Sancha of
León/Castile
VISCOUNTS OF
NARBONNE		 HOUSE OF
IVREA
(CASTILE–LEÓN)
Aimeric II
Viscount of
Narbonne		 García
Ordóñez		 Eva Pedro González
de Lara		 Urraca
Queen of
León and
Castile		 Raymond
of Burgundy		 Teresa
Countess of
Portugal		 Pedro Rodriguez
de Lara
(no known issue)
Ermengol VI
of Urgell		 Elvira Rodriguez
de Lara		 Sancha Rodriguez
de Lara
(no known issue)
Alfonso VII
King of León
and Castile		 Fernán Pérez
"Furtado"
(issue disputed)
Hermesenda
of Narbonne		 Manrique Pérez
de Lara		 Álvar Pérez
de Lara
(no known issue)		 García Pérez de Traba Elvira Pérez
de Lara		 Beltrán
de Risnel
Milia Pérez
de Lara		 Gómez González
de Manzanedo		 Ferdinand II
King of León		 Teresa
Fernández
de Traba		 Nuño Pérez
de Lara
Pedro Manrique
de Lara
Viscount of
Narbonne		 Aimeric Manrique
de Lara
Duke of
Narbonne
(no known issue)		 Diego López IIf
de Haro		 María Manrique
de Lara
Gonzalo Pérez I
Manrique de Lara		 Aimeric IIII
Viscount ofI
Narbonne		 Ermengol VIII
of Urgell		 Elvira Núñez I
de Lara		 Álvaro Núñez I
de Lara
María Díaz I
de Haro		 Gonzalo Núñez
de Lara		 Fernando Núñez
de Lara		 Sancho, Count of Provence Sancha Núñez I
de Lara
VISCOUNTS OF NARBONNE
Alfonso IX
King of León		 Fernando Álvarez
de Lara		 Gonzalo Álvarez
de Lara		 Nuño Álvarez
de Lara		 Rodrigo Álvarez
de Lara
HOUSE OF
BURGUNDY
(PORTUGAL)
Mafalda González
Manrique de Lara		 Alfonso of Molina Teresa González
de Lara		 Diego González
de Lara
(no known issue)		 Nuño Fernández
de Lara		 Fernán Rodriguez
de Lara		 Sancha Rodriguez
de Lara		 Afonso II
King of
Portugal
Teresa Alfonso Nuño González
de Lara
'the Good'		 Rodrigo Fernández
de Castro		 Leonor González
de Lara		 María Alfonso Álvar Fernández
de Lara		 Fernando Fernández
de Lara
(no known issue)		 Sancha Fernández
de Lara		 Fernando
Lord of Serpa
Ferdinand III
King of León
and Castile		 Teresa Fernández
de Lara		 Ponç IV
of Empúries
Álvaro Núñez
de Lara
(no known issue)		 Nuño González
de Lara
(no known issue)		 Teresa Alvárez
de Lara		 Diego López
de Salcedo
Teresa Álvarez
de Azagra		 Juan Núñez de Lara
'the Fat'		 Teresa Díaz II
de Haro		 Alfonso X, King of Castile
John
of Castile		 Ferdinand
de la Cerda
Sancho IV
King of Castile
Álvaro Núñez
de Lara
(no known issue)		 Juan Núñez
de Lara
'the Younger'
(no known issue)		 Nuño González
de Lara
(no known issue)		 Teresa Núñez de Lara Alfonso of Castile Ferdinand
de la Cerda		 Juana Núñez
de Lara		 Henry
of Castile
Ferdinand IV
King of Castile
Juan de
Castilla
y Haro
HOUSE OF
BARCELONA
(Aragon)
Alfonso XI
King of Castile		 María Díaz
de Haro
heiress of Biscay		 Juan Núñez de Lara Alfonso IV
King of Aragon
Tello Alfonso
of Castile		 Juana
de Lara
Lady of Lara
(no known issue)		 Lope Díaz
de Haro
(no known issue)		 Nuno Díaz
de Haro
Lord of Lara
(no known issue)		 Isabel
de Lara
Lady of Lara
(no known issue)		 Juan
of Aragon
      Members of the House of Lara in the male line
Marriage or extramarital relationship
Descent
Extra-marital Descent
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