Count of Lemos explained

Countship of Lemos
Creation Date:26 May 1456
First Holder:Pedro Álvarez Osorio, 1st Count of Lemos
Present Holder:Carlos Fitz-James Stuart y Martínez de Irujo, 23rd Count of Lemos[1]

Count of Lemos (Spanish; Castilian: Conde de Lemos) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1456 by Henry IV to Pedro Álvarez Osorio, as a result of his marriage to Beatriz Enríquez de Castilla, a cousin of the king.[2] [3]

The title makes reference to the town of Monforte de Lemos in Lugo, Spain.

Counts of Lemos (1456)

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2015/06/16/pdfs/BOE-A-2015-6665.pdf Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 16 June 2015
  2. http://dbe.rah.es/biografias/39323/pedro-alvarez-osorio Real Academia de la Historia: Pedro Álvarez Osorio
  3. https://www.diputaciondelagrandeza.es/guiadetitulo/?b Diputación de la Grandeza