Cristóbal Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Uceda
Official minister of state in Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cristóbal Gómez de Sandoval-Rojas y de la Cerda, known as the Duque de Uceda (Duke of Uceda), but also titled second marquis of Cea, fifth marquis of Denia, and knight of the order of Santiago (1581 – 31 May 1624 in Alcalá de Henares) was the official minister of state, also known as the valido or valued one, for King Philip III of Spain. He engineered the exile of his father the Duke of Lerma, from the court, and his own succession to the position.
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