Marquess of Villamejor explained

Marquessate of Villamejor
Creation Date:5 March 1718
First Holder:José Antonio de Torres Mesía y Morales, 1st Marquess of Villamejor
Present Holder:Mónica de Figueroa y Cernuda, 11th Marchioness of Villamejor[1]

Marquess of Villamejor (Spanish; Castilian: Marqués de Villamejor) is a hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, granted in 1718 by Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor to José Antonio de Torres Mesía, once he had renounced the throne of Spain following the War of Spanish Succession. The title was confirmed in the peerage of Spain in 1726 by Philip V.[2]

Marquesses of Villamejor (1718)

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2016/05/10/pdfs/BOE-A-2016-4461.pdf Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 10 May 2016
  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), p. 1002