Marquisate of Villena

The Marquisate of Villena is a Spaniard nobility title created in Spain in the 14th century.[1] The first marquis of Villena was Alfonso of Aragon,[2] and a notable marquis was Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco—founder of the Royal Spanish Academy.[3]

Coat of arms of the marquisate of Villena

References
  1. Soler, José María (2005). HISTORIA DE VILLENA: DESDE LA PREHISTORIA HASTA EL SIGLO XVIII [History of Villena: From prehistory to the 18th century] (PDF). Spain: Fundación Municipal José María Soler. pp. 109, 110, 116. ISBN 84-934950-0-X.
  2. Soler, José María (2005). HISTORIA DE VILLENA: DESDE LA PREHISTORIA HASTA EL SIGLO XVIII [History of Villena: From prehistory to the 18th century] (PDF). Spain: Fundación Municipal José María Soler. p. 116. ISBN 84-934950-0-X.
  3. Alberola, Miquel (22 June 2017). "El diccionario digital de la RAE alcanzó 800 millones de entradas en 2016" [The digital dictionary of the RAE reached 800 million entries in 2016]. El País. Spain. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.


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