Pere Arnaut de Garro

Pere Arnaut de Garro (?-1422) was a Basque nobleman, he held political posts in the Kingdom of Navarre, being ambassador of Charles II in Aragon, Avignon and England.[1]

Pere Arnaut de Garro
Grave of Pere Arnaut de Garro and Juana de Beunza
Bornc.1360
Aquitaine
Died1422
Navarra, Kingdom of Navarre
BuriedPamplona Cathedral
Noble familyGarro's
Spouse(s)Juana de Beunza
OccupationAmbassador

Biography

He probably born in Château de Garro located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques (Aquitaine). In 1386, Garro had earned income of Cinco Villas (Navarra).[2] Being ambassador Pere Arnaut de Garro travel to London to finalize the details of the wedding the daughter of Charles II, with a prince of the Court of England. In gratification by the merits of his ancestors during the Hundred Years' War, Edward III of England awarded him an annual income of 200 pounds of gold.[3]

Garro was the Governor and Alcalde of the town and castle of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, the capital of the sixth Merindad Lower Navarre.[4]

References
  1. Castillos medioevales de Nabarra por Julio Altadill, Volumes 1-3, by Julio Altadill y Torrontera de Sancho San Román
  2. Boletín de la Real Academia de la Historia, Volume 172, Real Academia de la Historia., 1975
  3. Castillos medioevales de Nabarra, by Altadill Julio
  4. Nobiliario y armería general de Nabarra, by J. Argamasilla de la Cerda y Bayona
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