Count of Altamira

Hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain
Countship of Altamira
Creation date13 March 1455
Created byHenry IV
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderLope Sánchez de Ulloa y Moscoso, 1st Count of Altamira
Present holderGonzalo Barón y Gavito, 19th Count of Altamira[1]
Former seat(s)Palace of Altamira

Count of Altamira (Spanish: Conde de Altamira) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1455 by Henry IV to Lope Sánchez de Ulloa, Lord of the Fortress of Altamira.[2][3]

The title makes reference to the Fortress of Altamira, near Brión, La Coruña.

Remains of the Fortress of Altamira in Brión

Counts of Altamira (1455)

See also

References

  1. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 4 November 1975
  2. ^ Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España, Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Ediciones Hidalguía, Vol. 50 (Madrid, 2018), p. 74
  3. ^ Search of title "Altamira, conde de"