Alonso III Fonseca


Alfonso de Fonseca y Ulloa
Archbishop of Toledo
Primate of Spain
Portrait by Plácido Fernández Arosa in the University of Santiago de Compostela (1817)
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseToledo
Appointed31 December 1523
Term ended4 February 1534
PredecessorGuillaume de Croÿ
SuccessorJuan Pardo de Tavera
Previous post(s)Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1507–23)
Personal details
Bornc. 1475
Died4 February 1534 (aged c. 59)
Alcalá de Henares

Alonso III Fonseca (c. 1475 – 4 February 1534) was a Galician archbishop and politician. He was Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela from 1507, and Archbishop of Toledo from 1523.[1] He was a major supporter of the University of Santiago de Compostela.

  1. ^ "Archbishop Alfonso de Fonseca y Ulloa [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-05-28.