Marquess of Campotéjar explained

Marquessate of Campotéjar
Creation Date:1643
First Holder:Pedro de Granada Venegas
Present Holder:Casilda Finat y Riva
Status:Extant
Former Seat:Generalife and Casa de los Tiros

The Marquessate of Campotéjar was created by Philip IV of Spain in 1643 for, son of the second . The title refers to the village of Campotéjar, in the province of Granada, Spain. Pedro de Granada, 1st Señor of Campotéjar was of a Morisco family, being the grandson of Yaḥyā Abū Zakariyyā al-Naŷŷar (known as Cidi Yahya) who converted to Christianity and was baptised with the name Pedro de Granada during the general conversion of 1500–1501.[1] Cidi Yahya was himself the grandson of Yusuf IV, Emir of Granada.[2] The Emirate of Granada fell to the Christians during the Reconquista in 1492. As a reward for his collaboration Pedro de Granada was given numerous grants by the Catholic monarchs. His descendants were embraced and integrated into the Catholic Spanish nobility. Following the death of the 3rd Marquess in 1660, the title and associated lands including the Generalife and the municipalities of Campotéjar, Jayena and Dehesas Viejas passed to female line descendants, who resided in Genoa, Italy. Spain's attempts to recover the Generalife formed one of the longest judicial processes in Spanish history: it was initiated by Carlos IV of Spain in 1805 and was still in court in 1921.[3]

In 1875 the 17th Marchioness was created a Grandee of Spain. Following the death of the childless 18th Marquess of Campotéjar in 1921 the title did not pass to his nearest heir. The title remained in abeyance until 1951, when a letter of succession was issued in favour of Donna Casilda de Bustos y Figueroa, Duchess of Pastrana,[4] who was unrelated to the previous Marquesses.

Male line ancestors of the Señores of Campotéjar

Señores of Campotéjar

Marquesses of Campotéjar

In 1926, following the death of the 18th Marquess and the Spanish recovery of the Generalife, his widow was granted the Marquessate of the Generalife in her own right:

The Marquessate of Campotéjar was revived in 1951,[4] though the grantee was unrelated to the previous Marquesses:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pedro de Granada | Real Academia de la Historia. dbe.rah.es.
  2. Web site: El Linaje Granada Venegas | Granada | Religión y creencia. Scribd.
  3. Web site: Los marqueses medievales que chulearon a Granada con la usurpación del Generalife, Campotéjar y Jayena | El Independiente de Granada. www.elindependientedegranada.es.
  4. https://www.boe.es/datos/pdfs/BOE//1951/061/A00929-00929.pdf
  5. Web site: Yusuf IV | Real Academia de la Historia. dbe.rah.es.
  6. Web site: BibliotecaVirtualAndalucía - Copia de documentos y cartas referentes a la conquista.... www.bibliotecavirtualdeandalucia.es. 2003.
  7. Web site: Pedro de Granada-Venegas Manrique de Mendoza | Real Academia de la Historia. dbe.rah.es.
  8. Web site: Juan de Granada-Venegas y Manrique | Real Academia de la Historia. dbe.rah.es.

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