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
Philip II) in Spain, while in Portugal and his Italian kingdoms he ruled as Philip I ( pt, Filipe I). (21 May 152713 September ...
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
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)
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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
Pedro Caro Sureda, 3rd Marquis of La Romana (1761–1811) was a Spanish military officer who served with distinction in the French Revolutionary and Peninsular wars.
His two younger brothers, José Caro Sureda (1764–1813),. Martín-Lanuza, ...
(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
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter.
The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meani ...
(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
References
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Grandees of Spain
Marquesses of Spain
Lists of Spanish nobility
Noble titles created in 1739