Count of Elda

Count of Elda (Spanish: Conde de Elda) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1577 by Philip II to Juan Coloma, who was Viceroy of Sardinia.[2][3][4]

Countship of Elda
Creation date14 May 1577
MonarchPhilip II
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderJuan Coloma y Cardona, 1st Count of Elda
Present holderEnrique Falcó y Carrión, 15th Count of Elda[1]

The name makes reference to the town of Elda in Alicante.

Counts of Elda
  1. Juan Coloma y Cardona, 1st Count of Elda
  2. Antonio Coloma y de Saá, 2nd Count of Elda
  3. Juan Coloma y Mendoza, 3rd Count of ELda
  4. Juan Andrés Coloma, 4th Count of Elda
  5. Francisco Coloma y Pujadas, 5th Count of Elda
  6.  Francisco Coloma de La Cerda, 6th Count of Elda
  7. Gonzalo Arias Dávila y Coloma, 7th Count of Elda
  8. Diego Arias Dávila, 8th Count of Elda
  9. Francisco Arias Dávila, 9th Count of Elda
  10. Laura Castellví de Alagón y Coloma, 10th Countess of Elda
  11. Felipe Carlos Osorio y Castellví, 11th Count of Elda
  12. Felipe Osorio de la Cueva, 12th Count of Elda
  13. María del Pilar Osorio y Gutiérrez de los Ríos, 13th Countess of Elda
  14. José Falcó y Álvarez de Toledo, 14th Count of Elda
  15. Enrique Falcó y Carrión, 15th Count of Elda

See also

References
  1. Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 8 February 1984
  2. Real Academia de la Historia (DBE) Biografías: Juan Coloma y Cardona
  3. Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España, Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Ediciones Hidalguía, Vol. 50 (Madrid, 2018)
  4. Search of title "Elda, conde de"
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