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Marquis Of La Romana
Marquis of La Romana ( es, Marqués de La Romana) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1739 by Philip V to José Caro, son of the Baron of the lordships of Moixent and Novelda. The title makes reference to the town of La Romana, in Alicante. Marquises of La Romana (1739) * José Caro y Maza de Lizana, 1st Marquis of La Romana (d. 1741) * Pedro Caro y Fontes, 2nd Marquis of La Romana (1717-1775), son of the 1st Marquis * Pedro Caro y Sureda, 3rd Marquis of La Romana (1761-1811), son of the 2nd Marquess * Pedro Caro y Salas, 4th Marquis of La Romana (d. 1855), son of the 3rd Marquis * Pedro Caro y Álvarez de Toledo, 5th Marquis of La Romana (1827-1890), son of the 4th Marquis * Pedro Caro y Széchényi, 6th Marquis of La Romana (1849-1916), son of the 5th Marquis * Pedro Caro y Martínez de Irujo, 7th Marquis of La Romana (1884-1965), son of the 6th Marquis *María de la Piedad Caro y Martínez de Irujo, 8th Marchioness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escudo Del Marquesado De La Romana
The escudo ( Portuguese: 'shield') is a unit of currency historically used in Portugal and its colonies in South America, Asia, and Africa. It was originally worth 16 silver . The Cape Verdean escudo and the former Portuguese escudo (PTE), each subdivided into 100 , are named after the historical currency. Its symbol is the , a letter S with two vertical bars superimposed used between the units and the subdivision (for example, ). Other currencies named "escudo" Circulating *Cape Verdean escudo Obsolete *Angolan escudo *Chilean escudo *French écu * Mozambican escudo * Portuguese escudo *Portuguese Guinean escudo * Portuguese Indian escudo * Portuguese Timorese escudo * São Tomé and Príncipe escudo *Spanish escudo The escudo was either of two distinct Spanish currency denominations. Gold escudo The first escudo was a gold coin introduced in 1535/1537, with coins denominated in escudos issued until 1833. It was initially worth 16 '' reales''. When differ ... Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Caro, 3rd Marquis Of La Romana
Don Pedro Caro y Sureda, 3rd Marquis of La Romana (2 October 1761 – 23 January 1811) was a Spanish general of the Peninsular War. Biography Born at Palma de Mallorca to a family of Balearic nobility, Romana was educated in France and, upon the death of his father, was awarded a commission in the Spanish Royal Navy by King Charles III. He studied at the University of Salamanca and entered the ''Seminario de Nobles'' in Madrid. Like many Spanish officers of the Napoleonic era, Romana served in the American Revolutionary War in his youth. In 1783, he participated in the reconquest of Menorca from the British. In the final months of the war, he was assigned to the blockade of Gibraltar. Romana retired from the military after the war and began travelling Europe. Evidence suggests he was actually dispatched on missions of diplomacy or espionage, for which his knowledge of foreign languages would have been a valuable asset. In 1793, Romana entered the army as a cavalry colone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquesses Of Spain
A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman with the rank of a marquess or the wife (or widow) of a marquess is a marchioness or marquise. These titles are also used to translate equivalent Asian styles, as in Imperial China and Imperial Japan. Etymology The word ''marquess'' entered the English language from the Old French ("ruler of a border area") in the late 13th or early 14th century. The French word was derived from ("frontier"), itself descended from the Middle Latin ("frontier"), from which the modern English word ''march'' also descends. The distinction between governors of frontier territories and interior territories was made as early as the founding of the Roman Empire when some provinces were set aside for administration by the senate and more unpacified or vulnerabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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