Marquess of Villareal de Álava explained

Marquess of Villareal de Álava (es|Marqués de Villareal de Álava) is a hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, granted in 1889 by Maria Christina of Austria, the queen regent, to María del Carmen de Velasco y Palacios, daughter of Juan de Velasco y Fernández de la Cuesta and of María Antonia de Palacios y Gaytán de Ayala.^[2]

The title makes reference to the town of Villareal de Álava (known in Basque as Legutio), province of Álava.

Marquesses of Villareal de Álava (1889)

• María del Carmen de Velasco y Palacios, 1st Marchioness of Villareal de Álava (1859-1919)
• José María de Palacio y de Velasco, 2nd Marquess of Villareal de Álava (1882-1945), eldest son of the 1st Marchioness
• José María de Palacio y de Palacio, 3rd Marquess of Villareal de Álava (1915-1997), eldest son of the 2nd Marquess
• José María de Palacio y Oriol, 4th Marquess of Villareal de Álava (b. ?), eldest son of the 3rd Marquess

See also

• Velasco

Bibliography

• Book: Hidalgos de España, Real Asociación de. Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles. 2018. Ediciones Hidalguía. 978-84-94841-02-6.

Notes and References

1. https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1999/11/03/pdfs/A38561-38561.pdf Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 3 November 1999
2. http://www.diputaciondelagrandeza.es/guiadetitulo/ Search of title "Villareal de Álava, marqués de"