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Diego Laínez
Theologian. His career was associated with Spain and the Papal States.
1512 – 1565Theologian / Jesuit
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Key details
Birth: 1512 Documented
Death: 1565 Documented
Role: Theologian / Jesuit
Dynasty: No identified house
Territories: Spain (ES) · Papal States (ES)
Recorded relationships
No direct relationships are recorded for this person.
Sources for this profile
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Laínez, Diego
- Real Academia de la Historia · Diccionario Biográfico español
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
2 recorded claims · 0 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
1512
The authority record gives the birth as 1512. - DeathDocumented
1565
The authority record gives the death as 1565.
Biographical and contextual references (2)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
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