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About Don Juan Manuel
Don Juan Manuel was a Spanish medieval writer, nephew of Alfonso X of Castile, son of Manuel of Castile and Beatrice of Savoy. He inherited from his father the great Lordship of Villena, receiving the titles of Lord, Duke and lastly Prince of Villena. He married three times, choosing his wives for political and economic convenience, and worked to match his children with partners associated with royalty. Juan Manuel became one of the richest and most powerful men of his time, coining his own currency as the kings did. During his life, he was criticised for choosing literature as his vocation, an activity thought inferior for a nobleman of such prestige.
Everything about Don Juan Manuel →- Occupation
- writer, politician
- Position held
- Mayordomo mayor of the King of Castile, Adelantado mayor de la frontera de Andalucía, Adelantado mayor de Murcia
- Citizenship
- Crown of Castile
- Born
- May 5, 1282
- Died
- 1400, 1349