Marquess of los Vélez is a Spanish noble title awarded in 1507 to the Spanish military Fajardo family.

Pedro Fajardo

The first to hold the title was Pedro Fajardo, the first son of Luisa Fajardo y Manrique. In 1477 she married a powerful Royal Accountant and financier named "Juan Chacón", a new nobleman jure uxoris. He was allowed by the Catholic Monarchs to use, as a privilege, his family name as "Pedro Fajardo y Chacón".

Luisa Fajardo y Manrique

Luisa Fajardo y Manrique, Lady of Cartagena, came from an important military family, with institutional powers over conquered Muslim lands in Murcia, Granada and Almeria. The marquisate was awarded on 15 October 1507 by Queen Joanna I of Castile. The awarded title of Grandee of Spain was given to the Fajardo family in 1520 by her eldest son, King Charles I of Spain.

List of Marquesses of los Vélez

The current Marquess is also known as Count of Niebla, Marquess of Villafranca del Bierzo (with Grandeza).[1]

TitularPeriodRemarks
1st Marquess of Los VélezPedro I Fajardo1507-1542son of Juan Chacón and Luisa Fajardo
2nd Marquess of los VélezLuiz I Fajardo1542-1575
3rd Marquess of los VélezPedro II Fajardo1575-1579
4th Marquess of los VélezLuiz II Fajardo1579-1631
5th Marquess of los VélezPedro III Fajardo1631-1647
6th Marquess of los VélezFernando Joaquín Fajardo1647-1693
7th marchioness of los VélezMaría Teresa Fajardo y Álvarez de Toledo1693-1715
8th marchioness of los VélezCatalina Moncada de Aragón y Fajardo1715-17279th Duchess of Montalto
9th Marquess of los VélezFadrique Álvarez de Toledo y Aragón1727-17539th Marquis of Villafranca
10th Marquess of los VélezAntonio Álvarez de Toledo y Pérez de Guzmán1753-177310th Marquis of Villafranca
11th Marquess of los VélezJosé Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba1773-179615th Duke of Medina Sidonia
11th Duke of Montalto
10th Duke of Bivona
8th Duke of Fernandina
12th Marquess of los VélezFrancisco de Borja Álvarez de Toledo1796-182116th Duke of Medina Sidonia
13th Marquess of los VélezPedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo y Palafox1821-186717th Duke of Medina Sidonia
14th Marquess of los VélezJosé Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo1864-189218th Duke of Medina Sidonia
15th Marquess of los VélezAlonso Álvarez de Toledo y Caro1892-1897
16th Marquess of los VélezJosé Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo1901-191519th Duke of Medina Sidonia
17th Marquess of los VélezJoaquín Álvarez de Toledo1915-194820th Duke of Medina Sidonia
18th Marquess of los VélezLuisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo1948-200821st Duchess of Medina Sidonia
19th Marquess of los VélezLeoncio Alonso González de Gregorio2010-22nd Duke of Medina Sidonia

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gregorio, Gabriel González de (28 November 2012). "Nobleza y ley". El País.


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