Pedro Fernández de Castro
| Pedro Fernández de Castro | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) |
Infanta Beatrice of Portugal Isabel Ponce de Leon |
| Noble family | Castro |
| Father | Fernando Rodríguez de Castro |
| Mother | Violante Sánchez of Castile |
| Born | c. 1290 |
| Died | 1342 Algeciras |
| Buried | Choir of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela |
Pedro Fernández de Castro (c.1290 – Algeciras, 1342), nicknamed el de la Guerra ('of the War'), was a powerful Galician noble and military figure of the House of Castro, descended by illegitimate lines from the kings of Castile-Leon-Galicia. Pedro Fernandez de Castro was Lord (Señor) of Lemos and Sarria and served as mayordomo mayor (lord steward) of Alfonso XI of Castile, adelantado de la frontera (governor) of Andalusia, Galicia and Murcia and pertiguero mayor of the lands of Santiago.
He was the father of Fernando Ruiz de Castro (toda la lealtad de España), the Castilian queen Juana de Castro (wife of Peter of Castile), the controversial Inês de Castro (consort King Peter I of Portugal) and Álvaro Pires de Castro.
Pedro Fernandez de Castro (el de la Guerra) was the son of Fernando Rodríguez de Castro and Violante Sánchez of Castile, an illegitimate daughter of Sancho IV, King of Castile and Leon. He was the paternal grandson of Esteban Fernández de Castro, Lord of Lemos and Sarria, and his wife, Aldonza Rodríguez de León, granddaughter of Alfonso IX of Leon. On his mother's side, he was a grandson of Sancho IV of Castile, King of Castile and León, and his mistress María Alfonso Téllez de Meneses.
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