Mercurio Antonio López Pacheco
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 Mercurio Antonio López Pacheco y Portugal Acuña Manrique Silva Girón y Portocarrero, twice Grandee of Spain, 9th Duke of Escalona, 9th Marquis of Villena, 15th Count of Castañeda, 11th Count of San Esteban de Gormaz and 9th Count of Xiquena (Escalona, 9 May, 1679 – Madrid, 7 June, 1738), was a Spanish
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 aristocrat and academician.

He was the son of the 1st Director of the Royal Spanish Academy (founded 1713) Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco
Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco
Juan Manuel María de la Aurora Fernández Pacheco Acuña Girón y Portocarrero, grandee of Spain, 8th Duke of Escalona, 8th Marquis of Villena, 12th Count of San Esteban de Gormaz and 8th Count of Xiquena , was a Spanish aristocrat, politician and academician.He was the son of Diego López Pacheco, 7th...

 8th Duke of Escalona
Duke of Escalona
Duke of Escalona is a Spanish noble title given by Henry IV of Castile in 1472 to Juan Pacheco, first Marquis of Villena.The name Escalona refers to the village Escalona del Alberche, in the Province of Toledo....

, and himself was its 2nd lifetime Director from 1725 to 1738. He was promoted to be a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
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 in 1724.

Some references

  • http://www.fuenterrebollo.com/Heraldica-Piedra/marqueses-villena-segovia.html

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