Marquis of La Romana ( es, Marqués de La Romana) is a hereditary title in the
Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of
Grandee
Grandee (; es, Grande de España, ) is an official royal and noble ranks, aristocratic title conferred on some Spanish nobility. Holders of this dignity enjoyed similar privileges to those of the peerage of France during the , though in neith ...
, granted in 1739 by
Philip V Philip V may refer to:
* Philip V of Macedon (221–179 BC)
* Philip V of France (1293–1322)
* Philip II of Spain, also Philip V, Duke of Burgundy (1526–1598)
* Philip V of Spain
Philip V ( es, Felipe; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was ...
to José Caro, son of the Baron of the lordships of
Moixent
Mogente () or Moixent () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Costera in the Valencian Community
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the four ...
and
Novelda.
The title makes reference to the town of
La Romana, in
Alicante
Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in th ...
.
Marquises of La Romana (1739)
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José Caro y Maza de Lizana, 1st Marquis of La Romana (d. 1741)
CSIC, ''Revista Internacional de Sociología'', Vol. 42, No. 49-50, p. 472.
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* 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 of La Romana (1884-1965), daughter of the 6th Marquis
*Diego del Alcázar y Caro, 9th Marquis of La Romana (1925-1994), son of the 8th Marchioness
* Diego del Alcázar y Silvela, 10th Marquis of La Romana (b. 1950), son of the 9th Marquis
See also
*List of current Grandees of Spain
Grandees of Spain ( es, Grandes de España) are the highest-ranking members of the Spanish nobility. They comprise nobles who hold the most important historical landed titles in Spain or its former colonies. Many such hereditary titles are held b ...
References
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Grandees of Spain
Marquesses of Spain
Lists of Spanish nobility
Noble titles created in 1739