Don Juan de Tassis y Peralta, 2nd Count of Villamediana (Spanish: Don Juan de Tassis y Peralta, segundo conde de Villamediana; baptised 26 August 1582 – 21 August 1622) was a Spanish poet of the Baroque Culteranismo school. In Spain he is simply...
Juan de Tassis y Acuña, 1st Count of Villamediana, (Valladolid, 15?? - Madrid, 1607) was a Spanish diplomat and official, awarded his title by king Philip III of Spain in 1603, and the General Head of Spanish Post Offices.
Villamediana is a municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 229 inhabitants. In Spanish history a prominent role was played by Juan de Tassis,...
The Princely House of Thurn und Taxis, also Anglicised as Thurn and Taxis (German: Fürstenhaus von Thurn und Taxis, [ˈtuːɐ̯n ʔʊnt ˈtaksɪs], Italian: della Torre e Tasso, French: de la Tour et Tassis) is a German noble family that originated in...
The County of Villamediana (Spanish: Condado de Villamediana) was a title in the Spanish nobility given to Juan de Tassis y Acuña on 12 October 1603 by King Philip III. Tassis had acquired the town of Villamediana in 1600.
Elisabeth of France, also known as Isabel or Elisabeth of Bourbon (22 November 1602 – 6 October 1644) was Queen of Spain from 1621 to her death and Queen of Portugal from 1621 to 1640, as the first spouse of King Philip IV & III. She served as...
This is an incomplete list of writers, cartoonists and others known for involvement in satire—humorous social criticism. They are grouped by era and listed by year of birth. Included is a list of modern satires.
Íñigo Vélez de Guevara, Count consort of Oñate and Count of Villamediana (1566 in Salinillas de Buradón, Alava; 31 October 1644 in Madrid) was a Spanish political figure. He played an important role in the Thirty Years' War.
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