Marquis de Alcaníses

Marquis de Alcanizes - Spanish noble title. It was created on December 15, 1533 by the King of Spain Carlos I for Francisco Enriques de Almansa (1475-1541) for the award for his participation in the 1521 battle of Villalar against the rebels of Comuneros .

Marquis de Alcaníses
Marquise crown
Period	December 15, 1533 - present
Ancestor	Francisco Enriques de Almansa, 1st Marquis de Alcaníses
Homeland	Spain
Nationality	Spain

Coat of arms of the city of Alcañez, province of Zamora

Francisco was the son of Juan Enriques de Guzmán, Senor de Velver and Cabreros, and Constance de Almansa, daughter and heiress of Diego de Almansa, Senor de Alcaníses and Almansa .

On August 30, 1626, the King of Spain, Philip IV, granted the title of Grand of Spain to Alvaro Antonio Henriques de Almansa and Borja, 7th Marquis de Alcaníses.

In 1713, after the death of Teresa Enriques de Velasco, the 9th Marquise de Alcaníses, who did not leave children, the Marquis entered the house of the Enriques , the Dukes of Medina de Rioseco and the admirals of Castile . In 1741, after the death of Maria de Almudena, Enriques de Cabrera and Almansa, the 11th Marquise de Alcaníses, the title passed to the Counts de Grahal . In 1813, the Marquis passed from the Earls of Grahal to the Dukes of Alburkerke .

The name of the title comes from the name of the municipality of Alcaníses , province of Zamora , the autonomous community of Castile and Leon .