Count of Montijo () is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of

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, granted in 1599 by Philip III to Juan Portocarrero, Lord of Montijo, mayordomo mayor and a knight of the

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Counts of Montijo (1599)

* Juan Portocarrero y Manuel de Villena, 1st Count of Montijo * Cristóbal Portocarrero y Manuel de Villena, 2nd Count of Montijo * Cristóbal Portocarrero y Luna, 3rd Count of Montijo * Cristóbal Portocarrero de Guzmán y Luna, 4th Count of Montijo * * * Eugenio Eulalio Palafox y Portocarrero, 7th Count of Montijo * Cipriano Palafox y Portocarrero, 8th Count of Montijo * María Francisca de Sales Portocarrero y Kirkpatrick, 9th Countess of Montijo * Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart y Portocarrero, 10th Count of Montijo * Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó, 11th Count of Montijo * Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 12th Countess of Montijo * Carlos Fitz-James Stuart y Martínez de Irujo, 13th Count of Montijo

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Counts of Montijo (1599)

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