Count of Gálvez
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Creation date28 May 1783
Created byCharles III
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderBernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, 1st Count of Gálvez
| Countship of Gálvez | |
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| Creation date | 28 May 1783 |
| Created by | Charles III |
| Peerage | Peerage of Spain |
| First holder | Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, 1st Count of Gálvez |
| Present holder | Pedro María Alarcón de la Lastra y Romero, 9th Count of Gálvez[1] |
Count of Gálvez (Spanish: Conde de Gálvez) is a hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, granted in 1783 by King Charles III to Bernardo de Gálvez, 1st Viscount of Gálvez-Town, hero of the American Revolutionary War and later viceroy of New Spain, an office he succeeded his father in.[2][3][4][5]
Lady Dorothy Elizabeth Mary Walpole, eldest daughter of the 4th Earl of Orford, was married to the 5th Count of Gálvez.
- Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, 1st Count of Gálvez (1746-1786)
- Miguel de Gálvez y Saint Maxent, 2nd Count of Gálvez (1782-1825), eldest son of the 1st Count
- Matilde Gálvez y Saint Maxent, 3rd Countess of Gálvez (1778-1839), eldest daughter of the 1st Count
- Paulina Capete y Gálvez, 4th Countess of Gálvez (1803-1877), eldest daughter of the 3rd Countess
- Ernesto del Balzo y Capece, 5th Count of Gálvez (1845-1930), eldest son of the 4th Countess
- Adelaida del Balzo y Capece, 6th Countess of Gálvez (1843-1932), eldest daughter of the 4th Countess
- Luis Alarcón de la Lastra, 7th Count of Gálvez (1891-1971), direct descendant of the 1st Count
- Joaquín Alarcón de la Lastra y Domínguez, 8th Count of Gálvez (1926-1990), eldest son of the 7th Count
- Pedro María Alarcón de la Lastra y Romero, 9th Count of Gálvez, eldest son of the 8th Count