Count of la Maza explained
| Countship of la Maza |
| Creation Date: | 27 January 1910 |
| First Holder: | Leopoldo Sainz de la Maza y Gutiérrez-Solana, 1st Count of la Maza |
| Present Holder: | Leopoldo Sainz de la Maza e Ybarra, 3rd Count of la Maza[1] |
Count of la Maza (Spanish; Castilian: Conde de la Maza) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, granted in 1910 by Alfonso XIII to Leopoldo Sainz de la Maza, one of his mayordomos de semana.[2]
The 1st Count won one of Spain's first olympic medals, a silver in the modality of polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3]
Counts of la Maza (1910)
- Leopoldo Sainz de la Maza y Gutiérrez-Solana, 1st Count of la Maza (1879-1954)
- Leopoldo Sainz de la Maza y Falcó, 2nd Count of la Maza (1928-2002), son of the 1st Count
- Leopoldo Sainz de la Maza e Ybarra, 3rd Count of la Maza (b. 1958), son of the 2nd Count
The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest daughter, Louisa Sainz de la Maza y Lowndes (b. 20 June 1995).
See also
Notes and References
- https://boe.es/boe/dias/2003/03/21/pdfs/A11119-11119.pdf Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 21 March 2003
- 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. 524
- https://www.olympic.org/leopoldo-de-la-maza Olympics: Leopoldo de la Maza
