Count of Echauz

Spanish hereditary peerage title

Creation date1784

First holderJosé Manuel de Acedo y Jiménez de Loyola

County of Echauz

Creation date	1784
Created by	Charles III of Spain
Peerage	Grandee of Spain
First holder	José Manuel de Acedo y Jiménez de Loyola
Present holder	Alfonso Cervantes Sánchez-Navarro^[1]
Seats	Château d'Etchaux Palacio de Montehermoso Palacio de Ezpeleta

Count of Echauz is a Spanish hereditary peerage title which was created by King Charles III of Spain and Naples in 1784 and bestowed upon José Manuel de Acedo y Jiménez de Loyola, heir of the Majorat of Loyola, Acedo and Lord of Riocavado.^[2]

Palace of Ezpeleta, built in the 18th century, seat of the 5th count of Echauz

The Counts of Echauz are a branch of the Viscounts of Baigorri. The title was granted around 1033, in the High Middle Ages, by King Sancho III of Pamplona.^[5]

The name of the peerage refers to Echauz Castle, in the province of Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry, Lower Navarre, which was part of the Kingdom of Navarre, alongside the Bay of Biscay between present-day Spain and France.

Counts of Echauz

Created by Charles III of Spain
	Name	Period	Other titles	Notes
I	José Manuel de Acedo y Jiménez de Loyola (1726–1786)	1784–1786	Heir of the Majorat Loyola and Acedo Lord of Riocavado
II	José María de Acedo y Atodo (b. 1758)	1788–1809		Son of the preceding
III	María del Pilar Acedo y Sarriá (1784–1867)	1809–1867	5th countess of Vado	Daughter of the preceding
IV	María Amalia del Pilar de Aguirre-Zuazo y Acedo (1801–1876)	1867–1876	3rd duchess of Castro-Terreño 12th countess of Triviana 6th countess of Vado	Daughter of the preceding
V	José María Ortuño de Ezpeleta y Samarniego (1846–1919)	1876–1919	4th duke of Castro-Terreño 4th count of Ezpeleta 13th count of Triviana	Grandson of the preceding
VI	María de Ezpeleta y Álvarez de Toledo (1872–1949)	1919–1949	5th duchess of Castro-Terreño 5th countess of Ezpelta 14th countess of Triviana 23rd countess of Adernò	Daughter of the preceding
VII	Fernando de Villar-Villamil y Ezpeleta (1899-1984)	1949–1984	6th duke of Castro-Terreño 6th count of Ezpelta 15th count of Triviana 24th count of Adernò	Son of the preceding
VIII	Blanca de Villar-Villamil y Ezpeleta (1913-1993)	1984–1993	7th duchess of Castro-Terreño 7th countess of Ezpelta 16th countess of Triviana 25th countess of Adernò	Sister of the preceding
IX	Carlos Sánchez-Navarro de Villar-Villamil (b. 1947)	1993–2010	8th duke of Castro-Terreño 8th count of Ezpelta 17th count of Triviana	Son of the preceding
X	Alfonso Cervantes Sánchez-Navarro (b. 1962)	since 2010

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José Manuel de Acedo y Jiménez de Loyola,
1st count of Echauz
Heir of Acedo, de Loyola and Lord of Rivocado
(1784-1786)

José María de Acedo y Atodo,
2nd count of Echauz
(1788-1809)

María del Pilar de Acedo y Sarria,
3rd countess of Echauz
5th countess of Vado
(1809-1867)

María Amalia del Pilar de Aguirre-Zuazo y de Acedo,
4th countess of Echauz
3rd duchess of Castro-Terrreño
12th countess of Triviana
6th countess of Vado
(1867-1876)

María del Pilar Ezpeleta y Aguirre-Zuazo,
7th countess del Vado
countess of Guenduláin
(1876-1902)

José María Ortuno de Ezpeleta y Aguirre-Zuazo,
3rd count of Ezpeleta de Veire
(1818-1885)

José María Ortuño de Ezpeleta y Samarniego,
5th count of Echauz
4th duchess of Castro-Terreño
4th countess of Ezpeleta de Veire
13th count of Triviana
(1876-1919)

María de Ezpeleta y Álvarez de Toledo,
6th countess of Echauz
5th duchess of Castro-Terrreño
5th countess of Ezpeleta de Veire
14th countess of Triviana
23rd countess of Adernò
(1919-1949)

Fernando de Villar-Villamil y Ezpeleta,
7th count of Echauz
6th duke of Castro-Terreño
6th count of Ezpeleta de Veire
15th count of Triviana
24th count of Adernò
(1949-1984)

Blanca de Villar-Villamil y Ezpeleta,
8th countess of Echauz
7th duchess of Castro-Terrreño
7th countess of Ezpeleta de Veire
16th countess of Triviana
25th countess of Adernò
(1984-1993)

Blanca Sánchez-Navarro y Villar-Villamil,

Carlos Sánchez-Navarro y Villar-Villamil,
9th count of Echauz
8th duke of Castro-Terrreño
8th count of Ezpeleta de Veire
(1993-2010)

Alfonso Cervantes Sánchez-Navarro,
10th count of Echauz
(2010-)

References

↑ Boletín Oficial del Estado 28/01/2010
↑ Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles. Instituto "Salazar y Castro", C.S.I.C.
↑ Base Mérimée: château d'Etchaux, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
↑ Palace of Montehermoso
↑ http://bioquantix.com/echauz/origins.htm Viscounts of Baïgori

Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles. Instituto "Salazar y Castro", C.S.I.C.
Fernández de Bethencourt, 1920.
Nobleza española : grandeza inmemorial 1520, Juan Miguel Soler Salcedo.

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