Marquis of Los Vélez
Marquis of los Vélez was a title was awarded in 1507 to the Spanish military Fajardo family.
Pedro Fajardo
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
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.
List of Marquises of los Vélez
- 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