The Marquess of Bedmar (Spanish: Marqués de Bedmar) is a title of Spanish nobility that was created on 15 June 1614 by King Philip III in favor of the Lord of Bedmar (and future Cardinal) Alonso II de la Cueva y Benavides during his stay as Ambassador of Spain in the Republic of Venice.[1]

History

The title refers to the Andalusian municipality of Bedmar, in the Province of Jaén.[2] This town was acquired in 1562 by Alonso I de la Cueva y Benavides, who participated in the Battle of Villalar and captured the famous Juan de Padilla and later was governor and captain general of La Goleta (Tunisia) and last commander of Bedmar and Albanchez, when Pope Paul III and Charles I of Spain detached this town from the Order of Calatrava, becoming part of the family heritage.[3]

List of title holders

Portrait of the 1st Marquess, Cardinal Alfonso de la Cueva, the Bishop of Málaga, by Manuel Ojeda y Siles, c. 1877.
Holder of Title Period Notes
Created by King Philip III of Spain
1 Alonso de la Cueva y Benavides 1614–1622
2 Juan de la Cueva y Benavides 1622–1626
3 Gaspar Bernardino de la Cueva y Mendoza 1626–1664
4 Melchor de la Cueva y Enríquez 1664–1667
5 Isidro de la Cueva y Enríquez 1667–1723 [a]
6 María Francisca de la Cueva y Acuña 1723–1754 [b]
7 Felipe López-Pacheco de la Cueva 1754–1798 [c]
8 María Luisa Centurión y Velasco 1798–1799 [d]
9 Antonio María de Acuña y Fernández de Miranda 1799–1810
10 Manuel Lorenzo de Acuña y Fernández de Miranda 1810–1824
11 Manuel Antonio de Acuña y Dewitte 1824–1883 [e]
12 Ernesto de Heredia y Acuña 1883–1926
13 Manuel de Heredia y Carvajal 1927–1940
14 Alonso de Heredia y del Rivero 1951–1983
15 Julio de Heredia y Halcón 1985– [f]

Notes

  1. ^ Isidoro de la Cueva y Benavides (1652–1723) was the youngest son of Gaspar Bernardino de la Cueva y Mendoza, 3rd Marquess of Bedmar (1594–1664) and succeeded his elder brother, Melchor de la Cueva y Enríquez (1646–1667). He married his niece, María Manuela de Acuña (1666–1706), the daughter of his sister Francisca (a Lady-in-waiting to Queen Mariana) and Pedro de Acuña y Meneses, Marqués de Assentar. The 5th Marquess was succeeded by his daughter, Maria.
  2. ^ María Francisca de la Cueva y Acuña (1699–1754), who succeeded her father, married Marciano Fernández Pacheco, 12th Marquess of Moya.
  3. ^ Felipe López-Pacheco de la Cueva, 7th Marquis of Bedmar (1727–1798), Grandee of Spain, was also the 12th Duke of Escalona, 13th Marquess of Moya, 5th Marquess of Assentar, 5th Count of Villanova, 12th Marquess of Villena, Count of Xiquena, Count of San Esteban de Gormaz, 16th Marquess of Aguilar de Campoó, 9th Count of Castañeda, and 10th Marquess of Eliseda. In 1750, he married María Luisa Centurión y Velasco, 8th Marchioness of Estepa, 14th Countess of Fuensalida, 8th Countess of Colmenar de Oreja, 9th Marchioness of Laula, 9th Marchioness of Vivola, 9th Marchioness of Monte de Vay, 10th Countess of las Posadas, 8th Countess of Casa de Palma, 11th Countess of Barajas, 9th Marchioness of la Alameda, 11th Countess of Puñonrostro, and 3rd Marchioness of Casasola.
  4. ^ María Luisa Centurión y Velasco (d. 1799), succeeded her husband.
  5. ^ Manuel Antonio de Acuña y Dewitte (1821–1883), was also the 8th Marquess of Casa Fuerte and 9th Count of Óbedos. He was succeeded by his nephew, the son of his sister María Cayetana de Acuña y Dewitte (1807-1864), 9th Marchioness of Villanueva de las Torres.
  6. ^ Julio de Heredia y Halcón (b. 1950), is also the 7th Marquess of Villar de Tajo, 13th Marquess of Casa Fuerte.

References

  1. ^ Juan Martina Torres, The History of Spanish Nobility, 1500–present (Madrid 2009), for the: Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) (translated title)
  2. ^ Mañer, Salvador José, ed. (1799). Mercurio histórico y político (in Spanish). Imprenta Real. pp. 328–329. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  3. ^ Fernández de Bethencourt, Francisco (1920). Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Spanish Monarchy, Royal House and Grandees of Spain. Tenth Volume (PDF). Madrid: Jaime Ratés Printing Establishment. p. 74. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquess_of_Bedmar
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