Count of Echauz is a Spanish hereditary peerage title which was created by King Charles III of Spain and Naples in 1784 and bestowed upon José Manuel de Acedo y Jiménez de Loyola, heir of the Majorat of Loyola, Acedo and Lord of Riocavado.[2]

County of Echauz
Creation date1784
Created byCharles III of Spain
PeerageGrandee of Spain
First holderJosé Manuel de Acedo y Jiménez de Loyola
Present holderAlfonso Cervantes Sánchez-Navarro[1]
Seat(s)Château d'Etchaux
Palacio de Montehermoso
Palacio de Ezpeleta
Echauz Castle, Château d'Etchaux, built in the 16th century by the Counts of Echauz[3]
Palace of Montehermoso, built in the 16th century Renaissance Palace, seat of the 3rd countess of Echauz[4]
Palace of Ezpeleta, built in the 18th century, seat of the 5th count of Echauz

History

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The Counts of Echauz are a branch of the Viscounts of Baigorri. The title was granted around 1033, in the High Middle Ages, by King Sancho III of Pamplona.[5]

The name of the peerage refers to Echauz Castle, in the province of Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry, Lower Navarre, which was part of the Kingdom of Navarre, alongside the Bay of Biscay between present-day Spain and France.

Counts of Echauz

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Created by Charles III of Spain
Name Period Other titles Notes
I José Manuel de Acedo y Jiménez de Loyola
(1726–1786)
1784–1786 Heir of the Majorat Loyola and Acedo
Lord of Riocavado
II José María de Acedo y Atodo
(b. 1758)
1788–1809 Son of the preceding
III María del Pilar Acedo y Sarriá
(1784–1867)
1809–1867 5th countess of Vado Daughter of the preceding
IV María Amalia del Pilar de Aguirre-Zuazo y Acedo
(1801–1876)
1867–1876 3rd duchess of Castro-Terreño
12th countess of Triviana
6th countess of Vado
Daughter of the preceding
V José María Ortuño de Ezpeleta y Samarniego
(1846–1919)
1876–1919 4th duke of Castro-Terreño
4th count of Ezpeleta
13th count of Triviana
Grandson of the preceding
VI María de Ezpeleta y Álvarez de Toledo
(1872–1949)
1919–1949 5th duchess of Castro-Terreño
5th countess of Ezpelta
14th countess of Triviana
23rd countess of Adernò
Daughter of the preceding
VII Fernando de Villar-Villamil y Ezpeleta
(1899-1984)
1949–1984 6th duke of Castro-Terreño
6th count of Ezpelta
15th count of Triviana
24th count of Adernò
Son of the preceding
VIII Blanca de Villar-Villamil y Ezpeleta
(1913-1993)
1984–1993 7th duchess of Castro-Terreño
7th countess of Ezpelta
16th countess of Triviana
25th countess of Adernò
Sister of the preceding
IX Carlos Sánchez-Navarro de Villar-Villamil
(b. 1947)
1993–2010 8th duke of Castro-Terreño
8th count of Ezpelta
17th count of Triviana
Son of the preceding
X Alfonso Cervantes Sánchez-Navarro
(b. 1962)
since 2010

Family tree

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María Amalia de Aguirre-Zuazo y Acedo, 4th countess de Echauz.
 
Count of Echauz
José Manuel de Acedo y Jiménez de Loyola,
1st count of Echauz
Heir of Acedo, de Loyola and Lord of Rivocado
(1784-1786)
José María de Acedo y Atodo,
2nd count of Echauz
(1788-1809)
María del Pilar de Acedo y Sarria,
3rd countess of Echauz
5th countess of Vado
(1809-1867)
María Amalia del Pilar de Aguirre-Zuazo y de Acedo,
4th countess of Echauz
3rd duchess of Castro-Terrreño
12th countess of Triviana
6th countess of Vado
(1867-1876)
María del Pilar Ezpeleta y Aguirre-Zuazo,
7th countess del Vado
countess of Guenduláin
(1876-1902)
José María Ortuno de Ezpeleta y Aguirre-Zuazo,
3rd count of Ezpeleta de Veire
(1818-1885)
José María Ortuño de Ezpeleta y Samarniego,
5th count of Echauz
4th duchess of Castro-Terreño
4th countess of Ezpeleta de Veire
13th count of Triviana
(1876-1919)
María de Ezpeleta y Álvarez de Toledo,
6th countess of Echauz
5th duchess of Castro-Terrreño
5th countess of Ezpeleta de Veire
14th countess of Triviana
23rd countess of Adernò
(1919-1949)
Fernando de Villar-Villamil y Ezpeleta,
7th count of Echauz
6th duke of Castro-Terreño
6th count of Ezpeleta de Veire
15th count of Triviana
24th count of Adernò
(1949-1984)
Blanca de Villar-Villamil y Ezpeleta,
8th countess of Echauz
7th duchess of Castro-Terrreño
7th countess of Ezpeleta de Veire
16th countess of Triviana
25th countess of Adernò
(1984-1993)
Blanca Sánchez-Navarro y Villar-Villamil,

Carlos Sánchez-Navarro y Villar-Villamil,
9th count of Echauz
8th duke of Castro-Terrreño
8th count of Ezpeleta de Veire
(1993-2010)
Alfonso Cervantes Sánchez-Navarro,
10th count of Echauz
(2010-)

References

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  1. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado 28/01/2010
  2. ^ Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles. Instituto "Salazar y Castro", C.S.I.C.
  3. ^ Base Mérimée: château d'Etchaux, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  4. ^ Palace of Montehermoso
  5. ^ http://bioquantix.com/echauz/origins.htm Viscounts of Baïgori

Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles. Instituto "Salazar y Castro", C.S.I.C.
Fernández de Bethencourt, 1920.
Nobleza española : grandeza inmemorial 1520, Juan Miguel Soler Salcedo.