Duke of Sessa

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Coat of arms of Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba y Aguilar (1435–1515), Duca di Sessa, Duca di Santangelo, Duca di Terranuova, Duca di Andria, Duca di Montalto

The Neapolitan title Duke of Sessa had been in the possession of the Counts of Squillace from the Marzano family since the beginning of the 15th century , who died out with the 4th Duca di Sessa at the beginning of the 16th century. This freed the title for Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba y Aguilar (1435–1515), known as el Gran Capitán , who was appointed duke five times in his life:

  1. on March 10, 1497 to the Duca di Santangelo (or Sant'Angelo)
  2. on April 10, 1502 to the Duca di Terranuova
  3. on January 1, 1507 to the Duca di Sessa
  4. 1507 to the Duca di Andria
  5. 1507 to the Duca di Montalto

The appointments were all made by the Catholic Kings in Naples ; This means that they are a priori Italian nobility titles. The third Duke of Sessa gave up the remaining titles so that the title Duke of Sessa would be recognized as a Castilian title. The discarded titles were between 1893 and 1919 by King Alfonso XIII. renewed.

Dukes of Sessa

  • Giacomo Marzano, 4th Conte de Squillace, 1st Duca di Sessa; ∞ Caterina Sanseverino , daughter of Ruggero, 1st Conte de Mileto e Terranuova
  • Giovanni Antonio Marzano, † 1453, his son, 2nd Duca di Sessa, 5th Conte de Squillace; ∞ I Covella Ruffo, Contessa di Montalto, daughter of Carlo Ruffo, Conte di Montalto e Corigliano; ∞ II Maria Francesca Orsini, daughter of Giovanni Orsini, Conte di Manupello
  • Giovanni Francesco Mariano / Marino Marzano († 1494), his son, 1st Principe di Rossano, 3rd Duca di Sessa, 1st Duca di Squillace,
  • Giovanni Battista Marzano († 1508), his son, 4th Duca di Sessa, 2nd Duca di Squillace etc. ∞ Constanza d ' Avalos , Principessa di Francavilla, widow of Francesco Del Balzo, Principe di Altamura e Duca di Andria
  • Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba y Aguilar (1453–1515), son of Pedro II. Fernández de Córdoba, 1497 1st Duca di Santangelo, 1502 1st Duca di Terranuova, 1507 1st Duca di Sessa, 1st Duca di Andria and 1. Duca di Torremaggiore, ∞ I Isabel de Sotomayor, daughter of Luis Méndez de Sotomayor; ∞ II María Manrique, daughter of Fadrique Manrique de Castilla,
  • Elvira de Córdoba († 1524), his daughter, 2nd Duchessa di Sant'Angelo, 2nd Duchessa di Sessa, 2nd Duchessa di Andria, 2nd Duchessa di Terranuova, ∞ Luis Fernández de Córdoba, 4th Conde de Cabra
  • Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1520–1578), their son, 3rd Duque de Sessa, 3rd Duca di Terranuova, 3rd Duca di Andria, 3rd Duca di Sant'Angelo; ∞ María Sarmiento de Mendoza, sister of Diego de los Cobos y Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Marqués de Camarasa,
  • Francisca Fernández de Córdoba y de la Cerda (1521–1597), his sister, 2nd Duquesa de Baena, 4th Duquesa de Sessa; ∞ Álvaro de Zúñiga Sotomayor, 4th Marqués de Gibraleón,

Folch de Cardona house

  • Luis de Cardona y Córdoba (1548–1574), his nephew, 3rd Duque de Soma
  • Antonio Fernández de Córdoba Folch de Cardona Aragón y Requqenses, his brother, 4th Duque de Soma, 5th Duque de Sessa; ∞ Juana de Córdoba Cardona y Aragón, daughter of Diego Fernández de Córdoba, el Africano, 3rd Marqués de Comares,
  • Luis Fernández de Córdoba Folch de Cardona Aragón y Requesens (1582–1642), 6th Duque de Sessa, 4th Duque de Baena; ∞ I Mariana de Rojas y Córdoba, 4th Marquesa de Poza, daughter of Francisco de Rojas y Córdoba, 3, Marqués de Poza; ∞ II Francisca Luisa Portocarrero, 6th marquesa de Villanueva del Fresno, daughter of Alonso Portocarrero II, 5th Marqués de Villanueva del Fresno
  • Antonio Fernández de Córdoba Folch de Cardona y Anglesola Aragón y Requesens II. (1600–1659), his son, 7th Duque de Sessa, 5th Duque de Baena, ∞ Teresa Pimentel y Ponce de León, daughter of Antonio Alonso-Pimentel de Quiñones, 9th Conde-Duque de Benavente ,
  • Francisco Fernández de Córdoba Folch de Cardona Aragón y Requesens (1626–1688), his son, 8th Duque de Sessa, 6th Duque de Baena, 7th Duque de Soma, 1669–1673 Viceroy of Catalonia ; ∞ I Isabel Fernández de Córdoba y Figueroa, daughter of Alfonso Fernández de Córdoba y Figueroa, el Mudo, 5th Marqués de Priego, 5th Duque de Feria ; ∞ II Ana María Pimentel de Córdoba Enríquez de Guzmán, 6th Marquesa de Távara, daughter of Enrique Enríquez Pimentel y Osorio, 5th Marqués de Távara
  • Félix Fernández de Córdoba Cardona y Requesens (1654–1709), his son, 9th Duque de Sessa, 8 Duque de Baena, 8th Duque de Soma; ∞ I Francisca Fernández de Córdoba y Rojas Portocarrero y Manrique, 3rd Condesa de Casa Palma, daughter of José Diego Fernández de Córdoba y Rojas Portocarrero Manrique, 2nd Conde de Casa Palma; ∞ II Margarita de Aragón y Benavides, daughter of Luis Ramón de Aragón Folch de Cardona y de Córdoba III, 6th Duque de Segorbe , 7th Duque de Cardona
  • Francisco Javier Fernández de Córdoba Cardona y Requesens (also: Fernández de Córdoba y Aragón Folch de Cardona Anglesola y Requesens) (1687–1750), his son, 10th Duque de Sessa, 8th Duque de Baena, 9th Duque de Soma
  • Ventura Fernández de Córdoba Folch de Cardona Requesens y de Aragón, al Fernández de Córdoba Folch de Cardona Anglesola y Requesens (1712–1768), his daughter, 11th Duquesa de Sessa, 9th Duquesa de Baena, 9th Duquesa de Soma; ∞ I Buenaventura Antonio Osorio de Moscoso Felípe de Guzmán Dávila y Aragón, 9th Conde de Altamira; ∞ II José de Guzmán Vélez Ladrón de Guevara y de Tassís, 12th Conde de Oñate,

Other families

  • Ventura Osorio de Moscoso y Fernández de Córdoba (* 1731), their son from their first marriage, 12th Duque de Sessa, 7th Duque de Sanlúcar la Mayor, 5th Duque de Medina de la Torres, 5th Duque de Artisco, 12th century. Duque de Sessa, 10th Duque de Baena, 10th Duque de Soma, ∞ María de la Concepción de Guzmán y Fernández de Córdoba, daughter of José de Guzmán y Guevara, 6th Marqués de Montelaegre
  • Vicente Joaquín Osorio de Moscoso y Guzmán (1756-1816), 8th (9th) Duque de Sanlucar la Mayor, 7th Duque de Medina de la Torres, 6th Duque de Atrisco, 11th Duque de Baena, 13th Duque de Sessa, 12th Duque de Soma, 15th Duque de Maqueda; ∞ I María Ignacia Álvarez de Toledo y Gonzaga, daughter of Antonio María José Alvarez de Toledo y Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno, 10th Marqués Villafranca del Bierzo; ∞ II María Magdalena Fernández de Córdoba y Ponce de León, daughter of Joaquin Fernández de Córdoba, 3rd Marqués de la Puebla de los Infantes
  • Vicente Isabel Osorio de Moscoso y Álvarez de Toledo (1777-1837), his son, 10th Duque de Sanlúcar la Mayor, 7th Duque de Atrisco, 8th Duque de Medina de los Torres, 14th Duque de Sessa, 13th Duque de Soma, 12th Duque de Baena, 16th Duque de Maqueda; ∞ María del Carmen Ponce de León y Carvajal, 7th Marquesa de Castromonte, Duquesa de Montemar, daughter of Antonio María Ponce de León Dávila y Carrillo de Albornoz, 3rd duque de Montemar
  • Vicente Pio Osorio de Moscoso y Ponce de León (1801–1864), 8th Duque de Atrisco, 10th (11th) Duque de Sanlúcar la Mayor, 9th Duque de Medina de la Torres, 15th Duque de Sessa, 14th Duque de Soma, 13th Duque de Baena, 17th Duque de Maqueda, 5th Duque de Montemar; ∞ Maria Luisa Carvajal-Vargas y Queralt, daughter of José Miguel de Carvajal-Vargas y Manrique de Lara, Duque de San Carlos (the titles of duke are distributed to the son and three daughters of the couple)
  • José Maria Osorio de Moscoso y Carvajal (1828–1881), his son, 16th Duque de Sessa, 6th Duque de Montemar; ∞ Luisa Teresa Maria de Borbón y Borbón Dos Sicilias, Infanta de España, daughter of Francisco de Paula Antonio Maria de Borbón, Infante de España
  • Francisco de Asis Osorio de Moscoso y de Borbón (1847-1924), his son, 17th Duque de Sessa, 18th Duque de Maqueda, 7th Duque de Montemar; ∞ I María de los Dolores de Reynoso y Queralt, 11th Condesa de Fuenclara, daughter of Federico Reynoso y Muñoz de Velasco, 7th Marqués del Pico de Velasco de Augustina; ∞ II María de los Dolores de Taramona y Díez de Entresoto, daughter of Manuel de Taramona y Sainz
  • María del Perpetuo Socorro Osorio de Moscoso y Reinoso (1899–1980), his daughter, 20th Duquesa de Sessa, 21st Duquesa de Maqueda, Duquesa de Santangelo; ∞ Leopoldo Barón y Torres
  • Leopoldo Barón y Osorio de Moscoso (1920–1974), their son, 20th Duque de Sessa in 1955; ∞ María Cristina Gavito y Jáuregui, daughter of Florencio Gavito y Bustillo
  • Gonzalo Barón y Gavito (* 1948), their son 21st Duque de Sessa (1974) and 13th Duque de Atrisco (1976), ∞ Susana Carral y Pinsón, daughter of Luis Carral

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