Felipa Colón de Toledo, 3rd duchess of Veragua

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Felipa Colón de Toledo, 3rd duchess of Veragua

Spanish: Felipa Colón de Toledo y Mosquera, III duquesa de Veragua
Also Known As: "II Duquesa de la Vega", "III Marquesa de Jamaica"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Death: November 25, 1577 (22-31)
Olmedo, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain
Place of Burial: Valladolid, Spain, Bernadine Convent of San Quirce
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Luis Colón, 2nd Duke of Veragua and María Mosquera y Pasamonte
Wife of Diego Colón de Toledo, 4th Admiral of the Indies
Sister of María Colón de Toledo y Mosquera, monja de Valladolid
Half sister of María Colón y Mosquera, religiosa; Maria Columbus; María Colón de Toledo y Guzman; N.N.; Juana Colón de Carvajal and 2 others

Occupation: III Duquesa de Veragua, Marquesa de la Jamaica y Duquesa de la Vega de Santo Domingo
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About Felipa Colón de Toledo, 3rd duchess of Veragua

Felipa Colón de Toledo y Mosquera, 2nd Duchess of la Vega, 3rd Duchess of Veragua and 3rd Marchioness of Jamaica (c. 1550 – Valladolid, Olmedo, November 25, 1577), was the second daughter and heiress of Luis Colón de Toledo, 2nd Duke of Veragua, and first wife María de Mosquera y Pasamonte. She was a great-granddaughter of famous explorer Christopher Columbus.

She married her first cousin Diego Colón de Toledo, 4th Admiral of the Indies, without issue. Her husband held that office, which she had inherited, in her place.

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Felipa Colón de Toledo, 3rd duchess of Veragua's Timeline

1550
1550
Venice, Italy
1577
November 25, 1577
Age 27
Olmedo, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain
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Valladolid, Spain, Bernadine Convent of San Quirce