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.Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles. Instituto "Salazar y Castro", C.S.I.C.
History
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.http://bioquantix.com/echauz/origins.htm Viscounts of Baïgori
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
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 AcedoLord 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-Terreño12th countess of Triviana6th countess of Vado Daughter of the preceding V José María Ortuño de Ezpeleta y Samarniego(1846–1919) 1876–1919 4th duke of Castro-Terreño4th count of Ezpeleta13th count of Triviana Grandson of the preceding VI María de Ezpeleta y Álvarez de Toledo(1872–1949) 1919–1949 5th duchess of Castro-Terreño5th countess of Ezpelta14th countess of Triviana23rd countess of Adernò Daughter of the preceding VII Fernando de Villar-Villamil y Ezpeleta(1899-1984) 1949–1984 6th duke of Castro-Terreño6th count of Ezpelta15th count of Triviana24th count of Adernò Son of the preceding VIII Blanca de Villar-Villamil y Ezpeleta(1913-1993) 1984–1993 7th duchess of Castro-Terreño7th countess of Ezpelta16th countess of Triviana25th countess of Adernò Sister of the preceding IX Carlos Sánchez-Navarro de Villar-Villamil(b. 1947) 1993–2010 8th duke of Castro-Terreño8th count of Ezpelta17th count of Triviana Son of the preceding X Alfonso Cervantes Sánchez-Navarro(b. 1962) since 2010
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References
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.