Count de Medellin - Spanish noble title. It was created in 1456 by the king of Castile Juan II for Rodrigo Portocarrero and Monroe from the house of Portocarrero. Earlier, on December 8, 1429 , the title of Count de Medellin was granted to Ponce de Leon and Aro, 5th lord de Marchena , who in 1431 also received the title of Count de Arcos .
| Count de Medellin | |
|---|---|
 Count's Crown | |
| Period | 1465 - present |
| Ancestor | Rodrigo Portocarrero and Monroy, 1st Earl de Medellin |
| Homeland | Kingdom of Castile and Leon |
| Nationality | Spain |
Coat of arms of the municipality of Medellin , province of Badajoz , autonomous community of Extremadura
The name of the count's name comes from the name of the municipality of Medellin , province of Badajoz , the autonomous community of Extremadura .
Content
List of Counts de Medellin
Portocarrero House
- 1456-1467: Rodrigo Portocarrero and Monroy (? - c. 1467), 1st Earl de Medellin
- 1467 -?: Juan Portocarrero , 2nd Earl de Medellin, son of the previous and Beatrice Pacheco, seniors de Villarejo de Fuentes (? - 1490)
- ? -?: Juan Portocarrero , 3rd Earl of de Medellin
- ? -?: Rodrigo Jeronimo Portocarrero and Osorio (? -?), 4th Earl de Medellin, son of the previous and Maria Osorio Portocarrero
- ? -?: Pedro Portocarrero and Cordoba , 5th Earl de Medellin, son of the previous and Juan Fernandez de Cordoba “Juan Pacheco”
- ? -?: Luis Portocarrero de Cordoba and Aragon , 6th Earl de Medellin, eldest son of the previous one and Anna de Cordoba and Aragon
- ? -?: Juan Portocarrero de Cordoba and Aragon (? -?), 7th Earl de Medellin, younger brother of the previous
- ? - 1662: Pedro Portocarrero and Aragon (? -1662), 8th Earl de Medellin, younger brother of the previous
- 1662-1704: Pedro Damian Portocarrero Meneses of Noronha (? -1704), 9th Earl de Medellin, son of the previous and Maria Beatrice de Meneses and Noronha, 3rd Duchess of de Caminha (1615-1668)
- 1704-1705: Luis Feliciana Portocarrero (c. 1640-1705), 10th Countess de Medellin, sister of the previous one.
Moncada House
- 1705-1720: Guillen Ramon de Moncada and Portocarrero , 6th Marquis de Ayton (1671-1727), 11th Earl de Medellin, son of Miguel Francisco de Moncada and Silva, 5th Marquis de Ayton (1652-1674), and Louise Feliciana Portocarrero, 10th Countess de Medellin (c. 1640-1705)
Benavides House
- 1720-1748: Manuel de Benavides and Aragon , 12th Earl de Medellin, 1st Duke de Santisteban del Puerto (1683-1748), son of Francisco de Benavides Davila and Corella, 9th Earl de Santisteban del Puerto (1645-1716), and Francisco Josefa de Aragon Fernandez de Cordoba and Sandoval (1647-1697)
- 1748-1782: Antonio de Benavides and de la Cueva , 13th Earl de Medellin, 2nd Duke de Santisteban del Puerto and 10th Earl del Castellar (1714-1782), son of the previous one and Anna Catalina de la Cueva and Arias de Saavedra, 9th Countess del Castellar (1684-1752)
- 1782-1805: Joaquina Maria de Benavides and Pacheco , 14th Countess de Medellin, 3rd Duchess de Santisteban del Puerto (1746-1805), the eldest daughter of the previous and Maria de la Porteria Pacheco Telés Giron (1731-1754 )
Medinaceli House
- 1805-1840: Luis Joaquin Fernandez de Cordoba and Benavides , 14th Duke de Medinaceli (1780-1840), 15th Earl de Medellin, eldest son of Luis Maria Fernandez de Cordoba and Gonzaga, 13th Duke de Medinaceli (1749— 1806), and the Joaquins of Maria de Benavides and Pacheco, 3rd Duchess of de Santisteban del Puerto (1746-1805)
- 1840-1873: Luis Thomas Fernandez de Cordoba and Ponce de Leon , 15th Duke de Medinaceli (1813-1873), 16th Earl de Medellin, eldest son of the previous and Maria de la Concepcion Ponce de Leon and Carvajal (1783-1856 )
- 1873–1879: Luis Maria Fernandez de Córdoba and Perez de Barradas , 16th Duke de Medinaceli (1851–1879), 17th Earl de Medellin, eldest son of the previous and Angela Apolonia Perez de Barradas and Bernoui, 1st Duchess de Dénia and Tarifa (1827-1903)
- 1879-1956: Luis Jesús Fernandez de Córdoba and Salabert , 17th Duke of de Medinaceli (1880-1956), 18th Earl of de Medellin, the only son of the previous marriage to Casilda Remigia de Salabert and Arteaga, 9th Marquise de la Torresilla (1858-1936)
- 1956–2013: Victoria Eugenia Fernandez de Córdoba and Fernandez de Enestros , 18th Duchess de Medinaceli (1913–2013), 19th Countess de Medellin, eldest daughter of the previous marriage to Anna Maria Fernandez de Enestros and Gayoso de los Cobos (1879-1938).
- 2018-present: Victoria Elizabeth de Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Schmidt-Poleks , 20th Duchess de Medinaceli (born 1997), 20th Countess de Medellin, daughter of Prince Marco Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 19th Duke de Medinaceli (1962–2016), and Sandra Schmidt-Poleks (born 1968), granddaughter of Prince Max von Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1931–1994), and Anna Louise de Medina and Fernandez de Cordoba, 13th Marquise de Navahermos and 9th Countess de Ofalia (1940-2012), the only daughter of Victoria Eugenia Fernandez de Cordoba, 18th Duchess de Medinaceli (1917-2013).
See also
- Duke of Medinaceli
- Duke of Santisteban del Puerto