Count of Elda
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| Countship of Elda | |
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| Creation date | 14 May 1577 |
| Created by | Philip II |
| Peerage | Peerage of Spain |
| First holder | Juan Coloma y Cardona, 1st Count of Elda |
| Present holder | Enrique Falcó y Carrión, 15th Count of Elda[1] |
Count of Elda (Spanish: Conde de Elda) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1577 by Philip II to Juan Coloma, who was Viceroy of Sardinia.[2][3][4]
The name makes reference to the town of Elda in Alicante.
Counts of Elda (1577)
- Juan Coloma y Cardona, 1st Count of Elda (1522-1586)
- Antonio Coloma y de Saá, 2nd Count of Elda (1555-1619), son of the 1st Count
- Juan Coloma y Mendoza, 3rd Count of Elda (1591-1638), son of the 2nd Count
- Juan Andrés Coloma, 4th Count of Elda (1621-1694), son of the 3rd Count
- Francisco Coloma y Pujadas, 5th Count of Elda (1656-1712), son of the 4th Count
- Francisco Coloma y de la Cerda, 6th Count of Elda (1698-1729), son of the 5th Count
- Gonzalo Arias Dávila y Coloma, 7th Count of Elda (1666-1738), grandson of the 4th Count
- Diego Arias Dávila, 8th Count of Elda (d. 1751), son of the 7th Count
- Francisco Arias Dávila, 9th Count of Elda (d. 1783), son of the 8th Count
- Laura Castellví de Alagón y Coloma, 10th Countess of Elda (d. 1799), great-granddaughter of the 6th Count
- Felipe Carlos Osorio y Castellví, 11th Count of Elda (1758-1815), son of the 10th Countess
- Felipe Osorio y de la Cueva, 12th Count of Elda (1795-1859), son of the 11th Count
- María del Pilar Osorio y Gutiérrez de los Ríos, 13th Countess of Elda (1829-1921), daughter of the 12th Count
- José Falcó y Álvarez de Toledo, 14th Count of Elda (1898-1983), grandson of the 13th Countess
- Enrique Falcó y Carrión, 15th Count of Elda (b. 1933), son of the 14th Count
See also
References
Bibliography
- Hidalgos de España, Real Asociación de (2018). Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles. Ediciones Hidalguía. ISBN 978-84-94841-02-6.