Count of Chinchón (Spanish: Conde de Chinchón) is a title of Spanish nobility. It was initially created on 9 May 1520 by King Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (Charles I of Spain), who granted the title to Fernando de Cabrera y Bobadilla.
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History
The title, and its dominion over the territory of twenty towns including Chinchón itself, remained in the Cabrera family until 1683. At that point, the Italian aristocratic Savelli family acquired the county.
In 1738, José Sforza-Cesarini-Savelli, 11th Count of Chinchón, sold the territory and the title to King Philip V of Spain's son, Philip, 12th Count of Chinchón. He ceded the county on 28 May 1761 to his younger brother, Luis, 13th Count of Chinchón. However, Luis and his successors would lose the rights to the Spanish throne following a battle of succession amongst his brothers (Charles III of Spain was the victor).
The title was recreated on 25 April 1794 by Charles IV of Spain for Luis' son, Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga, who took the title of 14th Count of Chinchón. His sister later became the 15th Countess of Chinchón and when she died in 1828, she was succeeded by her daughter, Carlota de Godoy. The Italian Ruspoli family subsequently acquired the title through the marriage of Camillo Ruspoli with Carlota de Godoy.
The dominion of Chinchón
This extensive state was granted in perpetuity by the Catholic Monarchs by Royal Order given at Toledo on 20 July 1489, and endorsed by Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, his secretary, in favor of Andrés de Cabrera and Beatriz de Bobadilla, the first Marquis of Moya. The señorío included twenty villages and numerous places, with 1,200 vasallos, that had been dismembered shortly before the jurisdiction of the city of Segovia and incorporated to Corona. The villas in it included Valdelaguna, Chinchón, Valdeconejos, Bayona de Tajuña, San Martin de la Vega, Ciempozuelos and Seseña, all in the sexmo of Valdemoro; And in that of Casarrubios, those of Moraleja de Enmedio, Moraleja la Mayor, Serranillos, La Cabeza, Zarzuela, Puebla de Mari Martín, Tiracentenos, Sacedón, Cienvallejos, Odón, Brunete, Quijorna and Vega Sagrilla, with all their lands
And pastures, and with "civil and criminal jurisdiction high and low, a mere and mixed empire, and separately by itself and on their own in them and each of them, mayors, sheriff, clerk and crier, gallows and pillory, Chain of scourge, and the other insignia of our righteousness. "
On July of that year, the Marquises of Moya had given power to Martin de Alarcon, commander of the Membrilla, to take possession of these villas and jurisdiction on his behalf. The Catholic Monarchs issued a Royal Decree on 6 July ordering all of them to give possession to the said Marquises as new lords. The city of Segovia strongly opposed this dismemberment and moved several lawsuits against the counts of Chinchón, demanding the suppression of the mercy and maintaining the right of all the pastors of its community of city and earth to use of the pastures of the señorío. These lawsuits lasted for 112 years and during that time it was provided that the meadows, ejidos and watering places included in the donation to the marquises of Moya were reduced to the common pasture of the Segovians. On 12 June 1592, through the mediation of Bishop Andrés Pacheco, a concord was signed between this consistory and Diego Fernandez de Cabrera and Bobadilla, III Count of Chinchón, which ended the litigation and was confirmed by King Felipe II in Illescas on 29 May of the same year and at San Lorenzo del Escorial on 17 July 1793.3
The first marquises of Moya linked the señorío de Chinchón, along with the perpetual offices of mayor and guard of the Reales Alcázares de Segovia and treasurer of his mint, in a mayorazgo that they founded in the head of Fernando de Cabrera and Bobadilla, his Second son, that in 1520 was created I count of Chinchón.
House of Cabrera and descendants
• I Count: Fernando de Cabrera y Bobadilla, 1st Count of Chinchón, mayor and perpetual guard of the Royal Alcazar of Segovia and treasurer of the mint of this city, knight of Santiago and commander of Montemolín. He fought against the comuneros with the degree of great captain, died in 1521 and was buried with his wife in the disappeared church of Our Lady of Grace of Chinchón, and later transferred to the new one of the Assumption.
He married Teresa de la Cueva, a native of Cuéllar, daughter of Francisco I Fernandez de la Cueva and Mendoza, II Duke of Alburquerque, II Count of Ledesma and II of Huelma, and Francisca de Toledo, his wife, daughter of the first dukes Of Alba.
In 1521, his son succeeded him:
• II Count: Pedro Fernandez de Cabrera y Bobadilla, natural and II Count of Chinchón, butler of King Felipe II and minister of his Councils of State, War, Italy and Aragon.4 He possessed the perpetual offices of his father, to which he added those of Ensign Major of Segovia5 and general treasurer of the Kingdom and Crown of Aragon, with place in this council and in the one of Italy, also by interest of inheritance.
He married Mencía de Mendoza and Cerda, daughter of Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, I Count of Mélito and Aliano (titles of the kingdom of Naples), and of Ana de la Cerda, his wife, Miedes, Galve, Pastrana and Mandayona; Granddaughter of Cardinal Pedro Gonzalez de Mendoza, archbishop of Toledo, and of Mencía de Lemos, and maternal of Inigo López de la Cerda, of the counts of Medinaceli, and of Brianda de Castro.
In 1575 his son succeeded
• III Count: Diego Fernández de Cabrera y Bobadilla (nc1535), III Count of Chinchón, treasurer of the Crown of Aragon and the Mint of Segovia, second lieutenant of this city and mayor of his Royal Alcazar, patron and general protector of the Franciscan Order, all in perpetuity. It served to the King in the relief of Mazalquivir (1563) and in the wars with France, being in Batalla de San Quintín (1557).
House of Borbón and descendants
Alienation in favor of the Duke of Parma (1738)
The title and state of count of Chinchón was sold in 1738 by the XI count, Jose Sforza Cesarini Savelli, with license of King Felipe V, in favor of the
• XII Count: Infante de España Don Felipe de Borbón, XII Count of Chinchón (son of the King and Isabel de Farnesio, his second consort), who later became Duke of Parma, Plasencia and Guastalla. He married Princess Luisa Isabel of France, also of the house of Bourbon, daughter of the Kings Luis XV of France and Maria Leszczynska, its first consort, of the real house of Poland, and had descendants in which follows the house of Parma.
Alienation in favor of the infant Don Luis (1761)
The Duke of Parma again sold the county of Chinchón 28 May 1761, with license of its brother King Carlos III, in favor of a whole brother and smaller of both:
• XIII Count: Luis of Bourbon and Farnese. He had been archbishop of Toledo and Seville and cardinal of the title of Santa Maria della Scala, but resigned his ecclesiastical positions and obtained the resignation of the clerical state to marry Maria Teresa Of Vallabriga and Rozas, 1 daughter of Luis de Vallabriga and Maria Josefa de Rozas y Melfort, III Countess of Castelblanco.
Second Creation (1794)
The second creation of the county was made effective by Royal Decree of Carlos IV given 25 April 1794. This is the current date of creation according to the Diputación Permanente de Títulos del Reino, also mentioning the date of 1520 as the Primitive creation.
• XIV Count: Luis María Cardinal de Borbón y Vallabriga, Farnesio y Rozas, XIV conde de Chinchón, 24 concessionaire of the greatness of Spain in 1799, Marquis de San Martín de la Vega, son morganático of the infant Don Luis. He was like his father archbishop of Seville and Toledo, cardinal of the title of Santa Maria della Scala and knight of the Golden Toisón. No descendants.
The 1 July 1803 yielded the county to its sister
• XV Countess: Maria Teresa de Borbón y Vallabriga, XV Countess of Chinchón, great of Spain, I Countess of Boadilla del Monte (title that was elevated to marquesado in the person of its daughter Carlota). He married Manuel Godoy and Álvarez de Faria, Prince of Peace, I Duke of Alcudia and I of Sueca, both with greatness, I Baron de Mascalbó, I Prince of Bassano (Pontifical title) and I Count of Evoramonte (title From Portugal). This marriage was declared void.
His only daughter succeeded him:
• XVI Countess: Carlota Luisa Manuela de Godoy y Borbón, XVI Countess of Chinchón, II Duchess of Sueca, twice gandee of Spain, I marquess of Boadilla del Monte. King Ferdinand VII restored half of the property seized to his father. He inherited the magnificent collection of works of art of his uncle Cardinal Luis María Cardinal de Borbón y Vallabriga, Farnesio y Rozas, as well as all the paintings of his aunt María Luisa de Borbón and Vallabriga, both brothers of his mother. He married in Rome on 8 November 1821, with Camilo Rúspoli and Khevenhüller-Mestch (1788-1864), Roman prince, leader of the dragon squadron of Pope Leo XII, knight of the Order of Malta, master of Granada and great cross of Carlos III, son of Francesco Ruspoli, III prince of Cerveteri, and of the countess Maria Leopoldina de Khevenhüller-Metsch. his son grandson her:
•XVII Count: Carlos Luis Rúspoli and Álvarez de Toledo (1858-1936), XVII Count of Chinchón (by cession of his grandmother, former Countess, and resignation of his father Adolfo Rúspoli), III Duke of Alcudia and III of Sueca, three times Grandee of Spain, IV count of Evoramonte. He married twice: first with Carmen Caro and Caro, from the Counts of Caltavuturo,