Juan Pardo de Tavera (1472–1545) was a cardinal (from 1531) and was Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain from 1534 to 1545, and Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1539 to 1545
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Biography
Juan Pardo de Tavera was born in Toro, Zamora on May 16, 1472, the son of Ares Pardo and Guiomar Tavera.[1] On his mother's side, he was the nephew of Diego Deza, who would serve as his patron and mentor.[2] He studied at the University of Salamanca, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1500 and a Licentiate of Canon Law in 1505.[3] He became the rector of the university in 1505.[4]
His uncle named him a member of the cathedral chapter of Seville Cathedral in 1505.[5] Ferdinand II of Aragon named him auditor of the Spanish Inquisition in 1506.[6] He was elected Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo on July 14, 1514 and he was consecrated as a bishop later that year.[7] Cardinal Adrian of Utrecht appointed him as a diplomat to negotiate the marriage of Charles I of Spain to Isabella of Portugal, and of John III of Portugal with Catherine of Castile.[8] He was translated to the see of Osma on December 31, 1523.[9] He was promoted to Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela on June 8, 1524.[10] He became president of the royal council in 1524 and held that office for the next fifteen years.[11] He presided over the Cortes Generales held in Toledo (1525), Valladolid (1527), Madrid (1528), Valladolid (1537), and Toledo (1538).[12]
Pope Clement VII made Juan Pardo de Tavera a cardinal priest at the consistory of February 22, 1531.[13] He subsequently received the red hat and the title of San Giovanni a Porta Latina at the consistory of April 27, 1531.[14]
He was transferred to the see of Toledo on April 27, 1534, thus becoming Primate of Spain.[15]
Following the death of Isabella of Portugal on May 1, 1539, Charles V, Holy Roman Empire appointed Juan Pardo de Tavera regent of Castile in his absence, a post he would hold until 1541.[16] At the same time, he was appointed Grand Inquisitor of Spain on June 10, 1539 and he began his duties as Grand Inquisitor on December 7, 1539.[17]
He died in Valladolid on August 1, 1545.[18] He was buried in the Hospital de San Juan Bautista de Toledo, in a marble tomb designed by Alonso Berruguete.[19]
References
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church