Henry of Aragon, Duke of Villena

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Henry of Aragon, Duke of Villena, was a 15th-century Castilian nobleman, scholar, and alchemist known for his influential role in Iberian politics and culture as a son of King Ferdinand I of Aragon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alchemist
human
nobleman
occultist
scholar
translator
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Aragon NERFINISHED
Crown of Castile
dateOfBirth 1384
dateOfDeath 1434
describedBySource early modern Spanish literary histories
medieval Castilian chronicles
ethnicGroup Castilian
father Ferdinand I of Aragon NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork alchemy
astrology
classical studies
literary translation
givenName Henry NERFINISHED
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned Castilian
Latin
memberOf House of Trastámara NERFINISHED
mother Eleanor of Alburquerque NERFINISHED
movement Castilian humanism
nobleFamily House of Trastámara NERFINISHED
notableFor influential role in Iberian politics
promotion of humanist learning in Castile and Aragon
reputation as an alchemist and magician
notableWork commentary on Dante's Divine Comedy
translation of Virgil's Aeneid into Castilian
treatises on alchemy
treatises on astrology
partOf 15th-century Iberian nobility
placeOfBirth Medina del Campo NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Madrid NERFINISHED
positionHeld Duke of Villena NERFINISHED
Marquess of Villena NERFINISHED
Master of the Order of Calatrava NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence Aragon NERFINISHED
Castile NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sibling Alfonso V of Aragon NERFINISHED
Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal NERFINISHED
John II of Aragon NERFINISHED
Maria of Aragon, Queen of Castile NERFINISHED
spouse Beatriz de Pimentel NERFINISHED

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Ferdinand I of Aragon child Henry of Aragon, Duke of Villena