Background
His mother died when he was four and his father when he was six.
His mother died when he was four and his father when he was six.
In 1552 he sold his title of 3rd duke of Andria to Fabrizio Carafa, count of Rufo. In 1578, he died without issue. Youngest sister Francisca had married in 1542 Álvaro de Zúñiga y Sotomayor, 4th marquis of Gibraleón, 6 count of Belalcázar, deceased 24 February 1559. nce more, the inherited name was no necessarily always "transmitted" by the father exclusively, things depending on personal circumstances.
Gonzalo II, holder of several dukedoms and many other lesser titles, Spanish and Italian, was Captain General of the Spanish Troops in Italy, Great Admiral of the Kingdom of Naples, and a member of the Spanish king Royal Council for Italy and the Royal War Council, too.