Genealogy Viscounty of Altamira

1 genealogy

1.1 first generation
1.2 second generation
1.3 third generation
1.4 fourth generation
1.5 fifth generation
1.6 sixth generation
1.7 seventh generation

genealogy
first generation

d. juan de bivero




married dª maría de soto
their children were:



second generation

d. pedro de bivero.
mayor pérez de vivero




married gonzalo pérez de vaamonde. :* had 3 sons




d. alonso pérez de viveiro




born in parish of san esteban de valle (currently part of council of o vicedo - lugo)
married dª inés de guzmán




widow of count of trastamara
daughter of gil gómez davila, lord of cespedosa y de puente del congosto, , of dª aldonza de guzmán




alonso s father died when young , mother raised him hidalgo
at age of 15 marched castilla , became page d. Álvaro de luna, constable of castile, grand master of military order of santiago, , favorite of king john ii of castile
later in life assumed roles of secretary , contador mayor of king
lord of villajuán y fuensaldaña
created in valladolid palacio de los vivero - royal foreign ministry , territorial audience located
created castle of fuensaldaña, near valladolid, crest lies; on golden background, 3 plants of ivy in natural colour, each 7 leaves, mounted on rocks out @ sea, , blue , white waves.
from him descended viscounts of altamira, counts of fuensaldaña, counts of grajal, marquises of alcañices , other illustrious families bear name (v)bivero
alonso , inés founded mayorazgo (entailed estate) 2 december 1452




they had 3 children:





third generation

he married 14 april 1456 dª. maría de acuña. daughter of d. pedro de acuña, 1st count of buendía, , ines herrera. nephew of archbishop of toledo, d. alonso carrillo.

he held seat of biveros, until, on 15 june 1465, king henry iv stripped him of title, royal decree signed in zamora. henry iv gave seat of biveros perdo pardo de cela on 27 june. contador of henry iv, commandor general, lord of cabezón, in valladolid. had following children;

4. d. gil gonzález de vivero y davila 5. d. lope 6. d. francisco 7. d. alonso de vivero 8. dª aldonza de vivero. married d. gabriel manrique. first count of osorno 9. dª maría de vivero y soto. casó con d. luis de tobar. señor de berlanga y astudillo 10. dª isabel de vivero 11. dª inés de vivero. married d. diego pérez de osorio, lord of villacís , cervantes. after death of father king, given seat of biveros. biveros not in agreement , took arms , fought within walls of estate, killing 1 son of dª. inés in battle.

from marriage come counts of villanueva de cañedo.

this battle forced king revoke decree of zamora, signed in 1465 , attributed seat of biveros original lords.

12. dª mariana 13. dª catalina de vivero

fourth generation

alonso pérez de bivero (1458 - 1509). second viscount of altamira. promoter of construction of castle of fuensaldaña (valladolid).

was married in first instance elvira bazán. in second instance, maría manrique de benavides. had following children; juana de acuña. married martín de acuña. son of juan de acuña, iii count of valencia, gijón y pravia y teresa enríquez. lord of matadion. had 3 children.

fifth generation

1. juan pérez de bivero. 3rd viscount of altamira. 2. antonio de acuña. lord of matadión. succession. 3. fernando de acuña. lord of villafañe. succession. 4. antonia de acuña. married fernando niño de castro. marques of valladolid. 5. ines de acuña.

sixth generation

alonso pérez de bivero. iv viscount of altamira. married maría de mercado. madrigal de las altas torres (Ávila). daughter of juan de mercado, madrigal, knight of order of santiago. succeeded by:

seventh generation

juan de bivero y mercado. v vizconde of altamira. king felipe ii bestowed upon him title of count of fuensaldaña. married magdalena de borja. lady of house of loyola. nephew of francis borgia. had no children.

their successors were: d. juan esteban pérez de bivero garcia de quevedo, of branch of d. gil gonzález de bivero y davila (counts of davila). vi viscount of altamira. in year 1583 2nd count of count of fuensaldaña. titles inherited d. alonso pérez de bivero garcia de quevedo, continues line today.