The Marquess of San Juan de Piedras Albas () is a title of Spanish nobility that was created on 31 August 1690 by King Charles II in favor of Francisco Silvestre Pizarro Piccolomini de Aragón.Juan Martina Torres, The History of Spanish Nobility, 1500–present (Madrid 2009), for the: Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) (translated title)
History
The Marquessate of San Juan de Piedras Albas was granted by King Charles II on 31 August 1690 along with a royal decree from the same king on 16 August 1691. He was butler and equerry to the Queen. On 15 December 1739, King Philip V granted the title Grandee of Spain status, allowing the marquesses to enjoy greater social privileges than those of other similar European dignities.Santa Cruz y Mallen, Francisco Javier: Origen y transformación de la Grandeza de España (1946)
The name of the title refers to the municipality of Piedras Albas, in the Province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. They owned the Palacio de Piedras Albas in Trujillo, Cáceres, built in , formerly owned by the family of the conquistador and explorer Francisco de Orellana, and the Marqueses de Orellana.
List of title holders
Holder of Title Period Notes Created by King Charles III of Spain 1 Francisco Pacheco de Córdoba Bocanegra Vázquez de Coronado y Estrada 1690–1736 2 Juan de la Cruz Pizarro Piccolomini de Aragón 1736–1771 3 Florencia Pizarro Piccolomini de Aragón y Herrera 1771–1794 4 Juan de la Cruz Bellvís de Moncada y Pizarro 1794–1835 5 Antonio Ciriaco Bellvís de Moncada y Álvarez de Toledo 1835–1842 6 María de la Encarnación Bellvís de Moncada Palafox 1842–1874 7 Bernardino de Melgar y Abreu 1910–1942 8 María de los Dolores de Melgar y Hernández 1952–1977 9 María del Campanar de Melgar y Hernández 1981–1992 10 José Luis de Narváez y Melgar 1992–1994 11 José María de Narváez y Muguiro 1997– Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE): San Juan de Piedras Albas, Marquess of
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