Marquess of Santa Cruz (1569)
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| Marquessate of Santa Cruz | |
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| Creation date | 11 October 1569 |
| Monarch | Philip II |
| Peerage | Peerage of Spain |
| First holder | Álvaro de Bazán y Guzmán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz |
| Present holder | Álvaro 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)[]
- Álvaro de Bazán y Guzmán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz
- Álvaro de Bazán y Benavides, 2nd Marquess of Santa Cruz
- Álvaro de Bazán y Manrique de Lara, 3rd Marquess of Santa Cruz
- María Eugenia de Bazán y Doria, 4th Marchioness of Santa Cruz
- Francisco Diego de Bazán y Doria, 5th Marquess of Santa Cruz
- José Bernardino de Bazán y Pimentel, 6th Marquess of Santa Cruz
- Álvaro Antonio de Bazán y Pimentel, 7th Marquess of Santa Cruz
- Pedro de Silva-Bazán y Alagón, 8th Marquess of Santa Cruz
- José Joaquín De Silva-Bazán y Sarmiento, 9th Maruquess of Santa Cruz
- José Gabriel de Silva-Bazán y Waldstein, 10th Marquess of Santa Cruz
- Francisco de Borja de Silva-Bazán y Téllez-Girón, 11th Marquess of Santa Cruz
- Álvaro de Silva-Bazán y Fernández de Córdova, 12th Marquess of Santa Cruz
- Mariano de Silva y Carvajal, 13th Marquess of Santa Cruz
- Casilda de Silva y Fernández de Henestrosa, 14th Marchioness of Santa Cruz
- Álvaro Fernández-Villaverde y Silva, 15th Marquess of Santa Cruz
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- Marquesses of Spain
- Grandees of Spain
- Lists of Spanish nobility