Count of Echauz

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
SeatsChâteau d'Etchaux
Palacio de Montehermoso
Palacio de Ezpeleta

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.

Echauz Castle, Château d'Etchaux, built in the 16th century by the Counts of Echauz
Palace of Montehermoso, built in the 16th century Renaissance Palace, seat of the 3rd countess of Echauz
Palace of Ezpeleta, built in the 18th century, seat of the 5th count of Echauz

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.

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
NamePeriodOther titlesNotes
IJosé Manuel de Acedo y Jiménez de Loyola
(1726–1786)		1784–1786Heir of the Majorat Loyola and Acedo
Lord of Riocavado
IIJosé María de Acedo y Atodo
(b. 1758)		1788–1809Son of the preceding
IIIMaría del Pilar Acedo y Sarriá
(1784–1867)		1809–18675th countess of VadoDaughter of the preceding
IVMaría Amalia del Pilar de Aguirre-Zuazo y Acedo
(1801–1876)		1867–18763rd duchess of Castro-Terreño
12th countess of Triviana
6th countess of Vado		Daughter of the preceding
VJosé María Ortuño de Ezpeleta y Samarniego
(1846–1919)		1876–19194th duke of Castro-Terreño
4th count of Ezpeleta
13th count of Triviana		Grandson of the preceding
VIMaría de Ezpeleta y Álvarez de Toledo
(1872–1949)		1919–19495th duchess of Castro-Terreño
5th countess of Ezpelta
14th countess of Triviana
23rd countess of Adernò		Daughter of the preceding
VIIFernando de Villar-Villamil y Ezpeleta
(1899-1984)		1949–19846th duke of Castro-Terreño
6th count of Ezpelta
15th count of Triviana
24th count of Adernò		Son of the preceding
VIIIBlanca de Villar-Villamil y Ezpeleta
(1913-1993)		1984–19937th duchess of Castro-Terreño
7th countess of Ezpelta
16th countess of Triviana
25th countess of Adernò		Sister of the preceding
IXCarlos Sánchez-Navarro de Villar-Villamil
(b. 1947)		1993–20108th duke of Castro-Terreño
8th count of Ezpelta
17th count of Triviana		Son of the preceding
XAlfonso Cervantes Sánchez-Navarro
(b. 1962)		since 2010

Family tree

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

  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, French Ministry of 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.