Countship of Montijo | |
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Creation date | 13 December 1599 |
Created by | Philip III |
Peerage | Peerage of Spain |
First holder | Juan Portocarrero y Manuel de Villena, 1st Count of Montijo |
Present holder | Jacobo Hernando Fitz-James Stuart y Gómez, 13th Count of Montijo[1] |
Count of Montijo (Spanish: Conde de Montijo) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1599 by Philip III to Juan Portocarrero, Lord of Montijo, mayordomo mayor and a knight of the Order of Santiago.[2][3]