Marquess of Silvela () is a hereditary title of
nobility
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in the
Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of
Grandee
Grandee (; , ) is an official royal and noble ranks, aristocratic title conferred on some Spanish nobility. Holders of this dignity enjoyed similar privileges to those of the peerage of France during the , though in neither country did they ha ...
. It was bestowed by
Alfonso XIII
Alfonso XIII (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Habsburgo-Lorena''; French language, French: ''Alphonse Léon Ferdinand Marie Jacques Isidore Pascal Antoine de Bourbon''; 17 May ...
on Amalia Loring, in memory of her late husband,
Francisco Silvela, who was
Prime Minister of Spain
The prime minister of Spain, officially president of the Government (), is the head of government of Spain. The prime minister nominates the Spanish government departments, ministers and chairs the Council of Ministers (Spain), Council of Mini ...
.
Search of title "Silvela, marqués de"
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Marquesses of Silvela (1915)
*Amalia Loring y Heredia, 1st Marchioness of Silvela
*Jorge Silvela y Loring, 2nd Marquess of Silvela
*Francisco Silvela y Montero de Espinosa, 3rd Marquess of Silvela
*Jorge Silvela y Barcáiztegui, 4th Marquess of Silvela
*Victoria Silvela y Faget, 5th Marchioness of Silvela
See also
* List of grandees of Spain
References
Bibliography
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Spanish noble titles
Marquesses of Spain
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