José Carrillo de Albornoz, 1st Duke of Montemar
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Viceroy of Sicily | |
In office 1734–1737 | |
Monarch | Charles III |
Preceded by | Cristoforo Fernández de Cordoba, Count of Sastago, 1728–1734, under Austrian rule |
Succeeded by | Bartolomeo Corsini, Prince of Gismano, 1737–1747 |
Personal details | |
Born | 8 October 1671 Seville, Spain |
Died | 26 June 1747 Madrid, Spain | (aged 75)
Spouse | Isabel Francisca de Antich y Antich |
Children | Francisco Carrillo de Albornoz y Antich, Leonor Carrillo de Albornoz y Antich and María Magdalena Carrillo de Albornoz y Antich |
José Carrillo de Albornoz y Montiel, 1st Duke of Montemar (8 October 1671 – 26 June 1747)
Biography
Carrillo was born in Seville. He was a member of the Carrillo family, a Spanish noble house. He married Isabel Francisca de Antich y Antich in 1700 with whom he had three children (Francisco, Leonor & María Magdalena). During the War of the Spanish Succession he aligned with the side of Philip of Anjou and fought as mariscal de campo in the Battle of Villaviciosa (1710) in the cavalry under the Count of Aguilar.
He also participated in the Spanish campaign in
In 1731 he headed the expeditionary force that occupied the
In 1732
In 1733 he commanded the Spanish army that fought and defeated the Austrians in Italy during the
As a cavalry officer he supported the cavalry charge with the saber in hand against any enemy infantry firing their guns.
He was the first
In 1741 he was appointed as head of the 50,000 men strong expeditionary Spanish army in Italy during the
References
- Hobbs, Nicolas (2007). "Grandes de España" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2006-11-29. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
- Instituto de Salazar y Castro. Elenco de Grandezas y Titulos Nobiliarios Españoles (in Spanish). periodic publication.
- "Biography of the Duke of Montemar" (in Spanish). 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
- ^ In full, Spanish: Don José Carrillo de Albornoz y Montiel, tercer conde y primer duque de Montemar, comendador de Moratalla, caballero de la Orden de Santiago, caballero del Toisón de Oro, capitán general de los RREE, coronel de RR Guardias, director general de la caballería de España, general en jefe del Ejército de Orán, ministro de la Guerra del rey Fernando VI)
- ^ Escribano Bernal, Francisco (2018). "El duque de Montemar, un Gran Capitán del siglo XVIII". Armas y cuerpos, Nº. 139, 89-94