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Gaspar Méndez de Haro, 7th Marquis of Carpio


Gaspar Méndez de Haro, 7th Marquis of Carpio or Gaspar Méndez de Haro y Fernández de Córdoba, (1629 – 16 November 1687), 3 times a Grandee of Spain including the Carpio Marquisate since 10 May 1640 by king Philip IV of Spain, Governor of Flanders, Ambassador in Rome, 1677–1682, Viceroy of Naples, 1683 - died in office there in 1687, 2nd Duke of Montoro since November 1661, and many other high nobility titles, was a Spanish political figure and art collector.

In full, Don Gaspar de Haro y Guzmán, séptimo marqués del Carpio, sexto conde y cuarto duque de Olivares, segundo duque de Montoro, tercer marqués de Eliche, tercer conde de Morente, 3 veces Grande de España, caballero y Comendador mayor de la Orden de Alcántara, Montero mayor del rey, Alcaide del Pardo, Zarzuela y Balsaín, de los Alcázares de Sevilla y Córdoba, y de la ciudad de Mojacar, Gran Chanciller de las Indias, del Consejo de Estado, plenipotenciario para la paz de Portugal, embajador en Roma, Virrey de Nápoles y gobernador de Flandes).

He was the first son of powerful valido of Spain Luis de Haro, a.k.a. Luis Méndez de Haro y Guzman, a.k.a. Luis de Haro y Guzmán, 6th marquis of Carpio, 1st Duke of Montoro since 12 April 1660, Great Commander of the military Order of Alcántara.
His mother was Catalina Fernández de Córdoba y Aragón, the youngest daughter of Enrique Fernández de Córdoba Cardona y Aragón, a Grandee of Spain, 5th Duke of Segorbe, 6th Duke of Cardona, 4th Marquis of Comares, 6th Marquis of Pallars, 36th Count of Ampurias, 11th Count of Prades and many other lesser titles, and Catalina Fernández de Córdoba y Figueroa.


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