Count of Velayos explained
| Countship of Dehesa de Velayos |
| Creation Date: | 22 August 1709 |
| First Holder: | Fernando de Torres y Messía, 1st Count of Velayos |
| Present Holder: | Álvaro de Figueroa y Domecq, 9th Count of Velayos[1] |
Count of Dehesa de Velayos (Spanish; Castilian: Conde de la Dehesa de Velayos), commonly known as Count of Velayos is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, granted in 1709 by Philip V to Fernando de Torres, governor of Potosí in the Viceroyalty of Peru.[2]
At the death of the 5th count, the title became vacant until Alfonso XIII rehabilitated it on behalf of Luis de Figueroa y Alonso-Martínez, son of the Count of Romanones and a descendant of the last count.
Counts of Dehesa de Velayos (1709)
- Fernando de Torres y Messía, 1st Count of Velayos (b. 1660)
- Miguel de Torres-Messía y Vivanco, 2nd Count of Velayos (b. 1680), son of the 1st Count
- Carlos Fernando de Torres-Messía y Pérez-Manrique, 3rd Count of Velayos (d. 1780), son of the 2nd Count
- Juan Félix Tello de Guzmán y Torres-Messía, 4th Count of Velayos (b. 1734), nephew of the 3nd Count
- Juan Félix Tello de Guzmán y Ceballos, 5th Count of Velayos (1772-1813), son of the 4th Count
Counts of Dehesa de Velayos (1914)
- Luis de Figueroa y Alonso-Martínez, 6th Count of Velayos (1890-1963), direct descendant of the 5th Count
- Luis de Figueroa y Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Count of Velayos (1918-1987), son of the 6th Count
- Álvaro de Figueroa y Griffith, 8th Count of Velayos (b. 1949), son of the 7th Count
- Álvaro de Figueroa y Domecq, 9th Count of Velayos (b. 1980), son of the 8th Count
See also
Notes and References
- https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2005/10/25/pdfs/A34935-34935.pdf Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 25 October 2005
- https://www.edicioneshidalguia.es/?product=elenco-de-grandezas-y-titulos-nobiliarios-espanoles-2018 Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España, Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Ediciones Hidalguía, Vol. 50 (Madrid, 2018), p. 333
