Luis de la Cerda, 1° Conde de Talmont y de Clermont

Luis de la Cerda "Louis d'Espagne", 1er. Príncipe de la Fortuna.

• Born 1291, France
• Died July 5, 1348 Lamotte-du-Rhône
• Father Alfonso de la Cerda
• Mother Matilde of Brienne-Eu
• Spouses: 1) Leonor de Guzmán 2) Guiote D'Uzès 3) unknown mistress

Biography

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_de_la_Cerda

Luis de La Cerda, also called Louis of Spain (France, 1291 - Lamotte-du-Rhône, July 5, 1348) was an expatriate royal prince of the Crown of Castile, who lived and served in the Kingdom of France. Among his titles, Luis de la Cerda was the count of Talmont, count of Clermont and an admiral of France. He was also made the first 'Prince of Fortuna' (sovereign ruler of the Canary Islands) by Pope Clement VI in 1344, although he never actually set foot on the islands.

Luis de la Cerda was the third son of Alfonso de la Cerda, the disinherited and Matilde of Brienne-Eu (daughter of John II of Brienne).[1] Alfonso had been chosen to inherit the Kingdom of León from his grandfather King Alfonso X of Castile-León, but was deposed and driven into exile in 1284 by his uncle, Sancho IV. As a result, most of Alfonso's children, including Luis de la Cerda, were born and raised abroad.

Louis de La Cerda was the great-grandson of Louis IX of France through his paternal grandmother Blanche of France.

Luis de la Cerda spent almost all of his life in the Kingdom of France, in the service of the French crown, and fought in the Hundred Years' War on behalf of his adopted country. King Philip VI of France invested Luis de la Cerda as Count of Clermont and the first Count of Talmont in 1338/39. He was appointed Admiral of France in 1340.

Luis de la Cerda was buried in the Abbey of Saint-Gilles in Languedoc, France. His titles of Talmont and Prince of Fortuna were inherited by his eldest living son Luis de la Cerda y Guzmán. But after the male lines died without issue, the titles passed through Luis de la Cerda's daughter Isabel de la Cerda Pérez de Guzmán into the house of the Counts (and later Dukes) of Medinacelli. Although it is reported that the papal-conferred title of Prince of Fortuna automatically expired after five years with no expedition, the De la Cerda-Medinacelli family continued to press their claim for the lordship of the islands.

Family

In 1306, Luis de la Cerda married Leonor Pérez de Guzmán y Coronel, lady of Huelva and Puerto de Santa María, daughter of Alonso Pérez de Guzmán and María Alfonso Coronel.

Offspring from this marriage:

• Alfonso, Maria, Blanca, Fernando and a second Maria de la Cerda, all of which died in childhood.
• Luis de la Cerda y Guzmán (c. 1325 - 1383), second titular Prince of Fortuna and second Count of Talmont.
• Juan de la Cerda y Guzmán (1327–1357), Lord of Puerto de Santa María and Gibraleón, briefly alguacil mayor of Seville (f. 1355).
• Isabel de la Cerda y Guzmán (c. 1329 - 1382), Lady of Puerto de Santa María, married 1. Rodrigo Pérez Ponce de León and 2. Bernal de Foix, 1st Count of Medinaceli.

After his first wife's death, Luis de la Cerda married Guiote D'Uzès, daughter of Robert I, Viscount of Uzès. There was no issue from this marriage. She married secondly (5 Apr 1361) Aymar de Poitiers Seigneur de Chalançon.

Outside of marriage, Luis de la Cerda also had a bastard son Juan de España, born in France in 1347, and recognized in his father's will. [not listed at Medlands]

Titles

• 1340 - 1341 Almirante de Francia
• 1344 - ? de Francia ante la Santa Sede
• 1331 - 1348 Señor de Garganta la Olla, Señor de Pasarón
• 1338 - 1348 Señor de Torremenga
• 1344 - 1351 Conde de Talmont
• Príncipe de la Fortuna

References

• http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CASTILE.htm#LouisCerdadied1348 ALFONSO de la Cerda de Castilla, son of Infante don FERNANDO "él de la Cerda" de Castilla y León & his wife Blanche de France (Valladolid 1270-after 15 Apr 1327 m m ([1290]%29 MATHILDE, daughter of - (([1272/74]-[1348/53] …. Alfonso & his wife had [eight] children: … 3. LOUIS de la Cerda (in France [1291]-La Motte du Rhône 5 Jul 1348). The Nobiliario of Pedro Conde de Barcelos names "D. Luis de la Cerda, Juan Alonso, Ines Alonso" as the children of "D. Alonso Guedella" and his wife "D. Mafalda"[1433].

Luis de la Cerda "Louis d'Espagne", 1er. Príncipe de la Fortuna.

• Nacimiento 1291, Reino de Francia
• Fallecimiento July 5, 1348 Lamotte du Rhône, Reino de Francia
• Entierro Convento de Santa Inés
• Padre Alfonso de la Cerda
• Madre Matilde of Brienne-Eu
• Consorte : 1) Leonor de Guzmán, 2) Guiote D'Uzès, 3) N.N.

Biografía

Luis de la Cerda, nacido como Louis de La Cerda y también conocido como Luis de España (Francia, 1291-Lamotte du Rhône, 5 de julio de 1348), fue el primer conde de Talmont en 1338 y de Clermont, almirante de Francia (1340-1341), príncipe soberano de las Islas Afortunadas (Islas Canarias), pese a no haber estado nunca en Canarias, y señor de Deza y de Enciso.

Luis de la Cerda nació en 1291 en alguna parte del Reino de Francia, siendo hijo de Alfonso de la Cerda "el Desheredado" y de su única esposa Mahalda de Brienne-Eu.

Era un sobrino de Fernando de la Cerda, además de ser un bisnieto paterno del rey Alfonso X de Castilla y del soberano Luis IX de Francia.

Titles

• 1340 - 1341 Almirante de Francia
• 1344 - ? de Francia ante la Santa Sede
• 1331 - 1348 Señor de Garganta la Olla, Señor de Pasarón
• 1338 - 1348 Señor de Torremenga
• 1344 - 1351 Conde de Talmont
• Príncipe de la Fortuna