José Rafael de Silva Fernández de Híjar, 12th Duke of Híjar

José Rafael de Silva Fernández de Híjar y Palafox, 12th Duke of Híjar (Madrid, 29 March 1776 – Madrid, 16 September 1863), was a Spanish noble, Director of the

He was the second son of Pedro de Alcántara de Silva Fernández de Híjar y Abarca de Bolea, IX Duke of Híjar and Rafaela de Palafox y Croy d'Havré. He unexpectedly became Duke of Híjar, when his elder brother Agustín Pedro Fadrique, X Duke of Híjar died in 1817 and his brother's only daughter Francisca Javiera, XI Duchess of Híjar died in 1818.

He was a senator, a Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece and the Order of Santiago. He fought against the French and reached the rank of lieutenant general.

In 1824, King

He married in 1801 to Juana Nepomucena Fernández de Córdoba Villarroel Spínola y la Cerda (1785–1813), condesa de Salvatierra, and had 3 children:

• Cayetano de Silva y Fernández de Córdoba (1805–1865), XIII Duke of Híjar
• Andrés Avelino de Silva y Fernández de Córdoba (1806–1885), Duke of Aliaga
• María Antonia de Silva y Fernández de Córdoba (born 1808).

Sources

• Museo del Prado