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Count of la Mejorada () is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, granted in 1617 by Philip III to Antonio de Padilla, mayor of the fortresses of
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Counts of la Mejorada (1617)

*Antonio de Padilla y Mendoza, 1st Count of la Mejorada *Ana de Sande y Padilla, 2nd Countess of la Mejorada *Agustín de Portugal y Láncaster, 3rd Count of la Mejorada *Juan Manuel de Láncaster y Noroña, 4th Count of la Mejorada *Juan de Carvajal y Láncaster, 5th Count of la Mejorada *Manuel Bernardino de Carvajal y Zúñiga, 6th Count of la Mejorada *Ángel María de Carvajal y Gonzaga, 7th Count of la Mejorada *Manuel Guillermo de Carvajal y Fernández de Córdoba, 8th Count of la Mejorada *Ángel María de Carvajal y Fernández de Córdoba, 9th Count of la Mejorada *Ángel María de Carvajal y Téllez-Girón, 10th Count of la Mejorada *Ángela de Carvajal y Jiménez de Molina, 11th Countess of la Mejorada *Antonio Cabeza de Vaca y Carvajal, 12th Count of la Mejorada * Alfonso Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, 13th Count of la Mejorada *Antonio Alfonso Cabeza de Vaca y McDaniel, 14th Count of la Mejorada *Andrea Cabeza de Vaca y McDaniel, 15th Countess of la Mejorada


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Marquess of Portago Marquess of Portago () is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1744 by Philip V to José Gómez de Terán y Delgado, Finance Treasurer and Council Minister of Spain. Marquesses of Portago ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mejorada, Count of Marquesses of Spain Lists of Spanish nobility Noble titles created in 1617