Diego Fernández de Medrano y Zenizeros
Diego Fernández de Medrano Zenizeros | |
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Coat of arms of the Fernández de Medrano family on top of the coat of arms of Valdeosera | |
| Born | Sojuela, La Rioja, Spain |
| Occupations | Cleric, Nobleman, author, Adviser |
| Known for | Political treatises, service to the Spanish Crown |
| Notable work | Heroic and Flying Fame of the Most Excellent Lord Don Luis Méndez de Haro; Mirror of Princes |
| Title | Lord of Sojuela, Valdeosera, La Vega, and Entrena |
| Father | Diego Fernández de Medrano Zenizeros (Knight of Santiago, Lord of Sojuela) |
| Relatives | Tomás Fernández de Medrano (great-uncle), Diego de Medrano (great-uncle), Francisco Fernández de Medrano (grandfather), Diego Fernández de Medrano y Zapata (cousin) |
Diego Fernández de Medrano Zenizeros (in full, Don Diego Fernández de Medrano Zeniceros, señor de la Villa de Sojuela, del Solar y Divisa de Valdeosera, de la Torre y de la Casa de la Vega en Rioja) was a 17th-century Castilian-Navarrese cleric, nobleman, and author known for his political treatises, panegyric writings, and service to the Spanish Crown. A presbyter and lord of several noble estates in La Rioja, including Sojuela, Valdeosera, de la Torre, the House of la Vega, and the Palace of Entrena, he held a prominent role in both religious and intellectual circles. He served as chaplain to Luis Méndez de Haro, 2nd Duke of Olivares, and to Pedro Coloma, Secretary of State, and held two terms as chief magistrate of Valdeosera in San Román de Cameros.
He authored a political treatise in the mirror for princes tradition, dedicated to Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias, as well as a hybrid political treatise and panegyric in honor of Luis Méndez de Haro.