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Count Of Mayalde
Count of Mayalde is a noble title created in 1596 by King Philip II of Spain (House of Habsburg) for Juan de Borja y Castro son of Saint Francis Borgia, 1st Marquis of Lombay. Counts of Mayalde House of Borgia * Juan de Borja y Castro (1533–1606), 2nd Marquis of Lombay, 1st Count of Mayalde, 1st Count of Ficalho jointly with his wife, in 1599. Married as his second wife Francisca de Aragón y Barreto. * Francisco de Borja y Aragón (1581–1658), son of the above, 2nd Count of Mayalde, Count of Ficalho, Count of Rebolledo, Viceroy of Peru, writer. Married his cousin Ana de Borja y Pignatelli (d. 1644), 5th Princess of Squillace. * Fernando de Borja y Aragón, (1583–1655), brother of the above, 3rd Count of Mayalde, Viceroy of Aragón and of Valencia. Married in 1623 his niece (the daughter of his older brother, Francisco) María Francisca de Borja (d. 1649), 6th Princess of Squillace. * Francisca de Borja y Aragón (d. 1693), daughter of the above, 4th Countess of Mayalde, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heraldic Crown Of Spanish Count
Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree. Armory, the best-known branch of heraldry, concerns the design and transmission of the heraldic achievement. The achievement, or armorial bearings usually includes a coat of arms on a shield, helmet and crest, together with any accompanying devices, such as supporters, badges, heraldic banners and mottoes. Although the use of various devices to signify individuals and groups goes back to antiquity, both the form and use of such devices varied widely, as the concept of regular, hereditary designs, constituting the distinguishing feature of heraldry, did not develop until the High Middle Ages. It is often claimed that the use of helmets with face guards during this period made it difficult to recognize one's commanders in the field when large armies gathered together ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip II Of Spain
Philip II) in Spain, while in Portugal and his Italian kingdoms he ruled as Philip I ( pt, Filipe I). (21 May 152713 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent ( es, Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598. He was '' jure uxoris'' King of England and Ireland from his marriage to Queen Mary I in 1554 until her death in 1558. He was also Duke of Milan from 1540. From 1555, he was Lord of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands. The son of Emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal, Philip inherited his father's Spanish Empire in 1556 and succeeded to the Portuguese throne in 1580 following a dynastic crisis. The Spanish conquests of the Inca Empire and of the Philippines, named in his honor by Ruy López de Villalobos, were completed during his reign. Under Philip II, Spain reached the height of its influence and power, sometimes called the Spanish Golden Age, and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Nobility
Spanish nobles are persons who possess the legal status of hereditary nobility according to the laws and traditions of the Spanish monarchy and historically also those who held personal nobility as bestowed by one of the three highest orders of knighthood of the Kingdom, namely the Order of the Golden Fleece, the Order of Charles III and the Order of Isabella the Catholic. A system of titles and honours of Spain and of the former kingdoms that constitute it make up the Spanish nobility. Some nobles possess various titles that may be inherited, but the creation and recognition of titles is legally a prerogative of the King of Spain. Many noble titles and families still exist which have transmitted that status since immemorial nobility, time immemorial. Some aristocratic families use the nobility particle, nobiliary particle ''de'' before their family name, although this was more prominent before the 20th century. During the rule of ''Generalísimo'' Francisco Franco, some new here ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan De Borja Y Castro
Juan de Borja y Castro (1533, Bellpuig – 3 September 1606, El Escorial) was a Spanish noble of the House of Borja and the House of Castro. Juan was a soldier, diplomat and a worker for the Spanish state. He is best known for being the first Count of Mayalde and count consort of Ficalho (in Portugal). Biography Family origins and early life Juan was the third son of Francisco de Borja, 4th Duke of Gandía (later a Catholic saint) and his wife, Leonor de Castro. He was born accidentally in Bellpuig as his father was assisting at the courts Monzón as the head ''caballerizo'' representing Charles I at the time. Between 1539 and 1543, he lived with family members in Barcelona, coinciding with his father's stint as Viceroy of Catalonia. He later moved to Gandía when his father was named the duke. Juan was educated amongst the Jesuits at the Universidad de Gandía. In 1548, he was admitted into the Order of Santiago, which was by this time under the direct control of the Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Borgia, 4th Duke Of Gandía
Francis Borgia ( ca-valencia, Francesc de Borja; es, Francisco de Borja; 28 October 1510 – 30 September 1572) was a Spanish Jesuit priest. The great-grandson of Pope Alexander VI, he was Duke of Gandía and a grandee of Spain. After the death of his wife, Borgia renounced his titles and became a priest in the Society of Jesus, later serving as its third superior general. He was canonized on 20 June 1670 by Pope Clement X. Early life He was born in the Duchy of Gandía in the Kingdom of Valencia (part of Aragon), on 28 October 1510. His father was Juan Borgia, 3rd Duke of Gandía, the son of Giovanni Borgia, the son of Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia). His mother was Juana, daughter of Alonso de Aragón, Archbishop of Zaragoza, who, in turn, was the illegitimate son of King Ferdinand II of Aragon. His brother, Tomás de Borja y Castro, also entered the Church, becoming Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga, Bishop of Málaga, and later Archbishop of Zaragoza. As a ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquisate Of Lombay
Marquiss of Lombay is a noble title created by King Charles V of Spain in favor of Saint Francis Borgia Grandee of Spain, Duke of Gandia. on 7 July 1530. Marquisses of Lombay * Saint Saint Francis Borgia (1510 - 1572), Duke of Gandia, 1st Marquiss of Lombay. * Carlos de Borja y Castro (1530 - 1592), 2nd Marquis of Lombay, 5th Duke of Gandía, Viceroy and Captain-general of Portugal. In 1548 married Magdalena de Centellas y Folch de Cardona. * Francisco Tomás de Borja y Centellas (1551 – 1595), son of the above, 3rd Marquis of Lombay, 6th Duke of Gandía and other titles. Married on 19 January 1572 Juana de Velasco y Aragón (d. 1626). * Carlos Francisco de Borja Centellas y Velasco (1573 – 1632), son of the above, 4th Marquis of Lombay, 7th Duke of Gandía and other titles. Married in 1593 Artemisa Doria y Carreta, daughter of Juan Andrea Doria, Prince of Melfi and Cenobia Carreto. * Francisco Diego Pascual de Borja Centellas Doria y Carreto (1596 – 1664), only son of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco De Borja Y Aragón
Francisco de Borja y Aragón, conde de Rebolledo, prince of Squillace (1581 – September 26, 1658) was a Spanish writer, official in the court of King Philip III of Spain, and, from December 18, 1615 to December 31, 1621, viceroy of Peru. Biography Borja y Aragón was born in Madrid, son of Juan de Borja y Castro and his second wife Francisca de Aragón Barreto. He was a descendant of King Ferdinand II of Aragon, Ferdinand of Aragon and of Rodrigo Borgia (Pope Alexander VI). He was also related to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Saint Francis Borgia. Born and educated in Spain, he became an important official in the Spanish court. He was knight commander of the military Order of Santiago and lord of the bedchamber to the king. He was also known as a man of letters. He was appointed viceroy of Peru in 1614, and assumed office the following year. In Peru, he reorganized the University of San Marcos. He also founded, in Cusco, Cuzco, the Colegio del Príncipe for sons of the Indige ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Of Squillace
Prince of Squillace was a noble title created in 1494, by King Alfonso II of Naples (House of Trastamara) for Gioffre Borgia on the occasion of his wedding with the king's daughter Sancia d'Aragona. He was also created Count of Cariati. His second wife was María de Mila y Aragón with whom he had issue. The male line became extinct after the death of the fourth title-holder, Pietro Borgia d'Aragona, the last male heir to hold this title. Squillace, in Calabria, was the site of an Italo-Norman castle. During the Norman (1130–94) and Swabian (1194–1266) periods of the kingdom of Sicily, it was the seat of a county. After the wars of 1266 and 1282, the county continued to be granted by the Angevin kings of Naples, while the title continued in use in Aragonese Sicily. Counts of Squillace *Everard (Eberhard), fl. 1154–55 *Alfonso (Anfusus), fl. 1176–77, died 1188 *William of Caserta, fl. 1201 :... *Federico Lancia, 1254/56–66/68 * Philippe de Montfort, 1266/68–70 * Jean d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando De Borja Y Aragón
Don Fernando de Borja y Aragón or Ferran de Borja y d'Aragón (1583, in Lisboa – 28 November 1665, in Madrid) was a Spanish noble from the House of Borja and the House of Castro. He was the third Count of Mayalde, Viceroy of the royal house, and the Prince of Esquilache. Life Fernando was the son of Juan de Borja y Castro, first Count of Mayalde, and his wife, Francisca de Aragón y Barreto, Countess of Ficalho and paternal niece of Francisco de Borja, who was also Fernando's paternal grandfather. As a child, he served at the court as a Menino of the empress, María de Austria y Portugal, and later for Philip II of Spain. At the age of 20, he was given land and title by Philip III of Spain and was sent as an ambassador to Savoy, Florence and Rome. In 1621, the new king, Philip IV of Spain, named Fernando the ''Gentilhombre de cámara con ejercicio'' and the Viceroy of Aragon, a post he held until 1632. In 1635, he was designated the Viceroy of Valencia until he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso XIII Of Spain
Alfonso XIII (17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), also known as El Africano or the African, was King of Spain from 17 May 1886 to 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. He was a monarch from birth as his father, Alfonso XII, had died the previous year. Alfonso's mother, Maria Christina of Austria, served as regent until he assumed full powers on his sixteenth birthday in 1902. Alfonso XIII's upbringing and public image were closely linked to the military estate, often presenting himself as a soldier-king. His effective reign started four years after the so-called 1898 Disaster, with various social factions projecting their expectations of national regeneration upon him. Similarly to other European monarchs of his time, he played an important political role, entailing a highly controversial use of his constitutional executive powers. His wedding with Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg in 1906 was marked by a regicide attempt, from which he escaped unha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Finat Y Carvajal
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the English county ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Finat Y Escrivá De Romaní
José María de la Blanca Finat y Escrivá de Romaní (Madrid, February 11, 1904 - Madrid, May 30, 1995) was a Spanish politician and government official who held several important posts in Francoist Spain. After the Spanish Civil War, Civil War he was named Director General of Security and from 1952 to 1965 he was the Mayor of Madrid. Biography Early years His father was José Finat y Carvajal, a nobleman who held several titles including ''Count of Mayalde, Finat and Villaflor''. His mother was Blanca Escrivá de Romaní y de la Quintana, daughter of the Count of Casal. He entered public life in Toledo, Spain, Toledo as a political protégé of the Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones, Count of Romanones in the last years of the reign of Alfonso XIII. In 1919, he assumed his father's title of Count of Mayalde. He took a degree in law and began a military career as an artillery commander. He became an activist for the Liberal-Conservative Party (Spain), Liberal-Conserv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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