Catalina de Medrano y Bravo de Lagunas
Catalina de Medrano | |
|---|---|
| Lady-in-waiting for Queen Isabel I of Castile | |
Coat of arms of Catalina's father at the Castle of San Gregorio | |
| Born | Catalina de Medrano y Bravo de Lagunas October 31, 1479 |
| Died | December 2, 1541 Atienza |
| Buried | Convent of San Francisco in Atienza |
| Noble family | House of Medrano |
| Spouse(s) | Hernando de Sandoval y Rojas |
| Father | Diego López de Medrano y Vergara |
| Mother | Magdalena Bravo de Lagunas |
| Occupation | Lady of Queen Isabel of Castile |
| Notes | |
| She should not be confused with Catalina de Medrano, the widow of Pedro Barba and wife of the maritime explorer Sebastian Cabot. | |
Catalina de Medrano y Bravo de Lagunas (Soria, 31 October 1479 – Atienza, 2 December 1541) was a noblewoman, a lady-in-waiting for Queen Isabella I of Castile and an ecclesiastical patron from the Kingdom of Castile. Catalina is known for resuming the construction of the Franciscan monastery, convent and chapels of San Francisco in Atienza as a family mausoleum. Catalina, together with her husband, Hernando de Sandoval y Rojas, participated in the custody, or care, of Queen Juana I in Tordesillas.