# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/baltasar-de-zuniga-y-velasco
# Generated: 2026-08-17T00:57:10.610Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/baltasar-de-zuniga-y-velasco"
name: "Baltasar de Zúñiga y Velasco"
slug: "baltasar-de-zuniga-y-velasco"
description: "Baltasar de Zúñiga y Velasco was a Spanish diplomat and royal advisor who served as a key minister during the reign of Philip III of Spain. Though not formally titled a valido, he wielded considerable influence over foreign policy and court affairs. Zúñiga also played a decisive role in promoting his nephew, Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, who would become the powerful valido of Philip IV."
tagline: "Spanish politician, prime minister of Philip IV of Spain. (1561-1622)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Baltasar_de_Z%C3%BA%C3%B1iga_y_Velasco.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Spain"
  isoCode: "ES"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1561"
deathDate: "1622-10-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.78
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.0216
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0%2C_%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%B4%D0%B5"
    title: "Суньига, Бальтасар де"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%AF%D9%89_%D8%B2%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%A7"
    title: "بالتاسار دى زونيجا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltasar_de_Z%C3%BA%C3%B1iga"
    title: "Baltasar de Zúñiga"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltasar_de_Z%C3%BA%C3%B1iga"
    title: "Baltasar de Zúñiga"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltasar_de_Z%C3%BA%C3%B1iga"
    title: "Baltasar de Zúñiga"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltasar_de_Z%C3%BA%C3%B1iga_y_Velasco"
    title: "Baltasar de Zúñiga y Velasco"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltasar_de_Z%C3%BA%C3%B1iga_y_Velasco"
    title: "Baltasar de Zúñiga y Velasco"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltasar_de_Z%C3%BA%C3%B1iga"
    title: "Baltasar de Zúñiga"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q805556"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump