From the Albornoz to the Mendoza: The Transmission of the Seigniorial Estate of the Infantado de Huete in the Late Middle Ages

Abstract

The transmission of the estate of the so-called Infantado de Huete in the Late Middle Ages involves a complex, yet coherent, process concerning some of the Castilian aristocracy’s most prominent lineages and personages at the time. After having granted this estate to the marquis of Villena, Alfonso de Aragón, the new ruling power of the Trastámara monarchs was led to approve its transmission to the Albornoz family; some decades later, on account of crucial family relations, the estate was transferred into the hands of the constable Álvaro de Luna, and after keeping within the latter’s line for some time, eventually merged with the estate of the Mendoza family, whose principle title would be taken from this very estate.