Marquess of Astorga explained

Marquessate of Astorga
Creation Date:6 July 1465
First Holder:Álvar Pérez Osorio, 1st Marquess of Astorga
Present Holder:María del Pilar Paloma de Casanova-Cárdenas y Barón, 22nd Marchioness of Astorga[1]

Marquess of Astorga (Spanish; Castilian: Marqués de Astorga) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1465 by Henry IV to Álvar Pérez Osorio, 2nd Count of Trastámara and captain general of Galicia and Asturias.[2] [3]

The title makes reference to the town of Astorga in León.

Marquesses of Astorga (1465)

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2013/04/17/pdfs/BOE-A-2013-4069.pdf Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 17 April 2013
  2. 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)
  3. http://www.diputaciondelagrandeza.es/guiadetitulo/ Search of title "Astorga, marqués de"