Count of Montijo

Hereditary title in the peerage of Spain

Countship of Montijo

Creation date| 13 December 1599
Created by| Philip III
Peerage| Peerage of Spain
First holder| Juan Portocarrero y Manuel de Villena, 1st Count of Montijo
Present holder| Jacobo Hernando Fitz-James Stuart y Gómez, 13th Count of Montijo[1]

Count of Montijo (Spanish: Conde de Montijo) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1599 by Philip III to Juan Portocarrero, Lord of Montijo, mayordomo mayor and a knight of the Order of Santiago.[2][3]

## Counts of Montijo (1599)

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* Juan Portocarrero y Manuel de Villena, 1st Count of Montijo
* Cristóbal Portocarrero y Manuel de Villena, 2nd Count of Montijo
* Cristóbal Portocarrero y Luna, 3rd Count of Montijo
* Cristóbal Portocarrero de Guzmán y Luna, 4th Count of Montijo
* Cristóbal Gregorio Portocarrero, 5th Count of Montijo [es]
* María Francisca de Sales Portocarrero de Guzmán y Zúñiga, 6th Countess of Montijo [es]
* Eugenio Eulalio Palafox y Portocarrero, 7th Count of Montijo
* Cipriano Palafox y Portocarrero, 8th Count of Montijo
* María Francisca de Sales Portocarrero y Kirkpatrick, 9th Countess of Montijo
* Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart y Portocarrero, 10th Count of Montijo
* Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó, 11th Count of Montijo
* Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 12th Countess of Montijo
* Carlos Fitz-James Stuart y Martínez de Irujo, 13th Count of Montijo

## See also

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* List of current grandees of Spain

## References

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1. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 8 February 1971
2. ^ Real Academia de la Historia
3. ^ Diputación de la Grandeza