Count of Elda explained

Countship of Elda
Creation Date:14 May 1577
First Holder:Juan Coloma y Cardona, 1st Count of Elda
Present Holder:Enrique Falcó y Carrión, 15th Count of Elda[1]

Count of Elda (Spanish; Castilian: Conde de Elda) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1577 by Philip II to Juan Coloma, who was Viceroy of Sardinia.[2] [3]

The name makes reference to the town of Elda in Alicante.

Counts of Elda (1577)

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1984/02/06/pdfs/A03025-03025.pdf Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 8 February 1984
  2. http://dbe.rah.es/biografias/41756/juan-coloma-y-cardona Real Academia de la Historia (DBE) Biografías: Juan Coloma y Cardona
  3. http://www.diputaciondelagrandeza.es/guiadetitulo/ Search of title "Elda, conde de"