Marquess of Castellbell ( es, Marqués de Castellbell) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of

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, granted in 1702 by

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to José de Amat, a

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nobleman who was Lord of Castellbell.Search of title "Castellbell, marqués de"
/ref> The fourth child of the 1st Marquess,

Manuel de Amat y Junyent Manuel de Amat y Junyent, OSJ, OM ( ca, Manuel d'Amat i de Junyent) (March 1707 – February 14, 1782) was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator. He was the Royal Governor of the Captaincy General of Chile from December 28, 1755 ...

, would become one of the most important men of his time, a prominent

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(1761-1776). The 9th Marquess was a prominent actor and media figure in the latter half of twentieth century Spain. In 1945, he married Essylt Priscilla Scott-Ellis, a daughter of

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. She was a descendant of the

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, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between 1807 and 1809. Castell de Castellbell

Marquesses of Castellbell (1702)

* José de Amat y Planella, 1st Marquess of Castellbell (1670-1715) * José de Amat y Junyent, 2nd Marquess of Castellbell (1700-1770), eldest son of the 1st Marquess * Cayetano de Amat y Rocabertí, 3rd Marquess of Castellbell (d. 1794), third son of the 2nd Marquess * Manuel Cayetano de Amat y Peguera, 4th Marquess of Castellbell (1777-1846), only son of the 3rd Marquess * Cayetano María de Amat y Amat, 5th Marquess of Castellbell (1803-1869), eldest son of the 4th Marquess *Joaquín de Cárcer y Amat, 6th Marquess of Castellbell (1835-1923), son of Manuel de Amat y de Amat, second son of the 4th Marquess *María de los Dolores de Cárcer y de Ros, 7th Marchioness of Castellbell (1867-1939), granddaughter of María Escolástica de Amat y de Amat, eldest daughter of the 4th Marquess *Salvador de Vilallonga y de Cárcer, 8th Marquess of Castellbell (1891-1974), eldest son of the 7th Marchioness * José Luis de Vilallonga y Cabeza de Vaca, 9th Marquess of Castellbell (1920-2007), eldest son of the 8th Marquess *John Alfonso de Vilallonga y Scott-Ellis, 10th Marquess of Castellbell (b. 1947), eldest son of the 9th Marquess

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Marquesses of Castellbell (1702)

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