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Count of Chinchón

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The Spanish noble title of Count of Chinchón (Spanish: Condado de Chinchón) was initially created by Charles I of Spain on 9 May 1520, granting the title to Fernando de Cabrera y Bobadilla. The title remained in the Cabrera family until 1683, when the Italian aristocratic Savelli family acquired the county. In 1738, Giuseppe Sforza-Cesarini, 11th Count of Chinchón, sold the territory and the title to King Philip V of Spain's son, Philip. Philip then ceded the county to his younger brother, Luis, on 28 May 1761. However, Luis and his successors would lose the rights to the Spanish throne following a battle of succession amongst his brothers (Carlos was the victor). The county remained in Bourbon-Faronese hands until 1828, when Countess María Teresa de Borbón died, her daughter Carlota de Godoy succeeding her. The Italian Ruspoli family eventually acquired the county through marriage with Carlota de Godoy.

More famous is Ana de Osorio, the 4th Countess of Chinchón (Condesa de Chinchón), who became the namesake of the cinchona genus of plants responsible for early modern quinine production.

List of titleholders

  • Fernando de Cabrera y Bobadilla, 1st Count of Chinchón (1520–1521)
  • Pedro de Cabrera y de la Cueva, 2nd Count of Chinchón (1521–1575)
  • Diego Fernández de Cabrera y Mendoza, 3rd Count of Chinchón (1575-?)
  • Luis Jerónimo de Cabrera y Pacheco, 4th Count of Chinchón, husband of the namesake of the cinchona plants
  • Francisco Fernández de Cabrera y Enríquez de Rivera, 5th Count of Chinchón (?-1665)
  • Inés de Castro y Cabrera, 6th Countess of Chinchón (1665)
  • Francisca de Cárdenas y Castro, 7th Countess of Chinchón (1665–1669)
  • Francisca de Castro y Cabrera, 8th Countess of Chinchón (1669–1683)
  • Giulio Savelli, 9th Count of Chinchón (1683–1712)
  • Gian Giorgio Sforza-Cesarini, 10th Count of Chinchón (1712–1729)
  • Giuseppe Sforza-Cesarini, 11th Count of Chinchón (1729–1738)
  • Felipe de Borbón y Farnesio, 12th Count of Chinchón (1738–1761)
  • Luis de Borbón y Farnesio, 13th Count of Chinchón (1761–1785)
  • Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga, 14th Count of Chinchón (1785–1803)
  • María Teresa de Borbón y Vallabriga, 15th Countess of Chinchón (1803–1828)
  • Carlota Luisa de Godoy y Borbón, 16th Countess of Chinchón (1828–1886)
  • Carlos Rúspoli y Álvarez de Toledo, 17th Count of Chinchón (1886–1936)
  • Camilo Carlos Rúspoli y Caro, 18th Count of Chinchón (1936–1975)
  • Carlos Oswaldo Rúspoli y Morenés, 19th Count of Chinchón (1975–present)
  • References

    Count of Chinchón Wikipedia