Birth of Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas
Birth of Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Duke de Lerma
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Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas Biography and Timeline
Follow Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas through 7 dated historical records for Spain.
Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1553–1625Years on this page
1553
1598
Succession
Philip III places his affairs entirely in the hands of a favourite, Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, marques de Denia, later the Duke of Lerma
Role range: 1598-1621
1599
Peerage
Created Duque de Lerma
1609
Moriscos
Sponsors the decrees (160914) for the expulsion of the Moriscos, or officially Christianized Moors, from Spain,a decision affecting about 350,000 people
1618
Dimissal
Lerma is deposed by a palace intrigue carried out by his own son, Cristobal de Sandoval, Duke of Uceda, manipulated by Olivares. Dismissed from power
Cardinal
Created a Cardinal
1625
Death of Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas
Death of Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Duke de Lerma
Records, sources and methodology
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