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Marquessate of Santa Cruz
Creation date11 October 1569
Created byPhilip II
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderÁlvaro de Bazán y Guzmán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz
Present holderÁlvaro Fernández-Villaverde y Silva, 15th Marquess of Santa Cruz[1]

Marquess of Santa Cruz (Spanish: Marqués de Santa Cruz) sometimes known as Marquess of Santa Cruz de Mudela, is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1569 by Philip II to Álvaro de Bazán, an important admiral who defeated the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Lepanto.[2] It takes its name from the town of Santa Cruz de Mudela, in Southern Spain.

Interior of the Palace of the Marquess of Santa Cruz in Viso del Marqués

Marquesses of Santa Cruz (1569)

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References

  1. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 24 February 2009
  2. ^ Search of title "Santa Cruz, marqués de"
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