Marquis of los Vélez was a title was awarded in 1507 to the Spanish military Fajardo family.
The first to hold the title was Pedro Fajardo, the first son of Luisa Fajardo y Manrique. In 1477 she married a powerful Royal Accountant and financier named "Juan Chacón", a new nobleman jure uxoris. He was allowed by the Catholic Monarchs to use, as a privilege, his family name as "Pedro Fajardo y Chacón".
Luisa Fajardo y Manrique, Lady of Cartagena, came from an important military family, with institutional powers over conquered Muslim lands in Murcia, Granada and Almeria. The marquisate was awarded on 15 October 1507 by Queen Joanna I of Castile. The awarded title of Grandee of Spain was given to the Fajardo family in 1535 by her eldest son, King Charles I of Spain.
Pedro Fajardo y Chacón, 1st marquis of los Vélez
Luis Fajardo y de la Cueva, 2nd marquis of los Vélez
Pedro Fajardo y Fernández de Córdoba, 3rd marquis of los Vélez
Luis Fajardo y Requeséns, 4th marquis of los Vélez
Pedro Fajardo y Pimentel, 5th marquis of los Vélez
Fernando Fajardo y Álvarez de Toledo, 6th marquis of los Vélez
María Teresa Fajardo y Álvarez de Toledo, 7th marchioness of los Vélez
Catalina Moncada de Aragón y Fajardo, 8th marchioness of los Vélez and 9th Duchess of Montalto
Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo y Aragón, 9th marquis of los Vélez and 9th marquis of Villafranca
Antonio Álvarez de Toledo y Pérez de Guzmán, 10th marquis of los Vélez and 10th marquis of Villafranca
José Álvarez de Toledo y Gonzaga, 11th marquis de los Vélez and 15th Duke of de Medina-Sidonia
Francisco de Borja Álvarez de Toledo y Gonzaga, 12th marquis de los Vélez and 16th Duke of de Medina-Sidonia
Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo y Palafox, 13th marquis de los Vélez and 17th Duke of de Medina-Sidonia
José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo y Silva, 14th marquis de los Vélez and 18th Duke of de Medina-Sidonia
Alonso Álvarez de Toledo y Caro, 15th marquis of los Vélez
José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo y Caro, 16th marquis de los Vélez and 19th Duke of de Medina-Sidonia
Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo y Caro, 17th marquis de los Vélez and 20th Duke of de Medina-Sidonia
Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo y Maura, 18th marquis de los Vélez and 21st Duke of de Medina-Sidonia
Leoncio Alonso González de Gregorio y Álvarez de Toledo, 19th marquis of los Vélez and 22nd Duke of de Medina-Sidonia
