Count of Montijo

Hereditary title in the peerage of Spain
Countship of Montijo
Creation date13 December 1599
Created byPhilip III
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderJuan Portocarrero y Manuel de Villena, 1st Count of Montijo
Present holderJacobo Hernando Fitz-James Stuart y Gómez, 13th Count of Montijo[1]

Count of Montijo (Spanish: Conde de Montijo) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1599 by Philip III to Juan Portocarrero, Lord of Montijo, mayordomo mayor and a knight of the Order of Santiago.[2][3]

Counts of Montijo (1599)

See also

References

  1. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 8 February 1971
  2. ^ Real Academia de la Historia
  3. ^ Diputación de la Grandeza