Count of Montijo explained

Countship of Montijo
Creation Date:	13 December 1599
First Holder:	Juan Portocarrero y Manuel de Villena, 1st Count of Montijo
Present Holder:	Jacobo Hernando Fitz-James Stuart y Gómez, 13th Count of Montijo^[1]

Count of Montijo (Spanish; Castilian: Conde de Montijo) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1599 by Philip III to Juan Portocarrero, Lord of Montijo, mayordomo mayor and a knight of the Order of Santiago.^{[2] [3]}

Counts of Montijo (1599)

• Juan Portocarrero y Manuel de Villena, 1st Count of Montijo
• Cristóbal Portocarrero y Manuel de Villena, 2nd Count of Montijo
• Cristóbal Portocarrero y Luna, 3rd Count of Montijo
• Cristóbal Portocarrero de Guzmán y Luna, 4th Count of Montijo
  • • Eugenio Eulalio Palafox y Portocarrero, 7th Count of Montijo
• Cipriano Palafox y Portocarrero, 8th Count of Montijo
• María Francisca de Sales Portocarrero y Kirkpatrick, 9th Countess of Montijo
• Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart y Portocarrero, 10th Count of Montijo
• Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó, 11th Count of Montijo
• Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 12th Countess of Montijo
• Carlos Fitz-James Stuart y Martínez de Irujo, 13th Count of Montijo

See also

• List of current Grandees of Spain

Notes and References

1. https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1971/02/08/pdfs/A02015-02015.pdf Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 8 February 1971
2. http://dbe.rah.es/biografias/75777/juan-portocarrero-y-manuel-de-villena Real Academia de la Historia
3. https://www.diputaciondelagrandeza.es/guiadetitulo/?b Diputación de la Grandeza