Folch de Cardona | |
Coat Of Arms: | Arms of the House of Folch, Dukes of Cardona.svg |
Parent Family: | Angiò |
Titles: | Viscount, Count and Duke of Cardona Baron of Entença Baron of Bellpuig Count of Empordà Count of Golisano Count of Prades Duke of Segorbe Duke of Soma Marquis of Comares Marquis of Guadalest Marquis of Pallars Lord of Espejo and Lucena Lord of Chillón Lord of Guadalest Lord of Mazara del Vallo Viscount of Villamur |
The House of Folch de Cardona (or Cardona or Incardona in Sicily) was an important Spanish noble family of Catalan origin. They were second only in importance to the royal family of Aragon.
The legend says that they directly descended from the French royal family, but the real genealogical connection was never proved. Members of the family were Dukes of Cardona, Grandees of Spain, and Viceroys of Catalonia, Sicily, Sardinia, Naples, and New Granada. They also have four cardinals, many bishops, and one blessed.