What is Diego Velázquez's middle name?
Rodríguez de Silva
What is Diego Velázquez's full name?
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez
Diego Velázquez nickname(s):
Diego Velázquez, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez
Diego Velázquez date of birth:
June 6, 1599
How old was Diego Velázquez when died?
61
Where was Diego Velázquez born?
Seville, Andalucia, Spain
When did Diego Velázquez die?
August 6, 1660
Where did Diego Velázquez die?
Madrid, Spain
What is Diego Velázquez nationality?
Spanish
What is Diego Velázquez's occupation?
Artist
Short Biography
DescendantsVelázquez, through his daughter Francisca de Silva Velázquez y Pacheco (1619–1658), is an ancestor of the Marquesses of Monteleone, including Enriquetta (Henrietta) Casado de Monteleone (1725–1761) who in 1746 married Heinrich VI, Count Reuss zu Köstritz (1707–1783). Through them are descended a number of European royalty, among them Queen Sofía of Spain, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, King Albert II of Belgium, Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.