House of Olivares

The House of Olivares is a Spanish noble house originating in the Crown of Castile. It is a cadet branch of the House of Medina Sidonia, originating in the sixteenth century.

Historically, the house possessed the lordships of Olivares, Seville; Heliche; Albaida del Aljarafe; Camas, Seville; Castilleja de Guzmán; Castilleja de la Cuesta; Salteras; and Tomares. The most prominent member of the House of Olivares was Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, the favourite of Philip IV of Spain.

Constitution of the House of Olivares

The House of Olivares was constituted in 1539 when

• Pedro Pérez de Guzmán, 1st Count of Olivares
• Enrique de Guzmán, 2nd Count of Olivares (1540–1607)
• Gaspar de Guzmán, 3rd Count of Olivares
  (1587–1645), who became 1st Count-Duke of Olivares in 1625

Count-Dukes of Olivares

In 1625, Philip IV of Spain granted Gaspar de Guzmán, 3rd Count of Olivares, the Duchy of Sanlúcar, at which point he assumed the title of Count-Duke of Olivares (Spanish: conde-duque de Olivares).

• Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares (1587–1645)
• Enrique Felipe de Guzmán, 2nd Count-Duke of Olivares
• Gaspar Felipe de Guzmán, 3rd Marquis of Eliche
• Luis Méndez de Haro, 6th Marquis of Carpio (1598–1661)
• Gaspar Méndez de Haro, 7th Marquis of Carpio
  (1629–1687)
• Catalina Méndez de Haro, 8th Marchioness of Carpio
• María Teresa Álvarez de Toledo, 11th Duchess of Alba
• Fernando de Silva, 12th Duke of Alba (1714–1776)
• María del Pilar de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba
  (1762–1802)
• Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart, 14th Duke of Alba (1794–1835)
• Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 15th Duke of Alba
• Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart, 16th Duke of Alba
• Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba (1878–1953)
• Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (1926-2014)
• Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 19th Duke of Alba (b. 1948)

References

• This page on the Spanish Wikipedia.