Sancho Folch de Cardona, 1st Marquess of Guadalest
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Sancho Folch de Cardona y Ruíz de Liori, ?th Lord and 1st Marquess of Guadalest, was the heir son of Alfonso Folch de Cardona y Fajardo, ?th Lord
of Guadalest, and wife Isabel Ruíz de Liori, Lady of Gorga
. He was a member of the House of the Viscount
s of Cardona
and was elevated to 1st Marquess
of his Feudal Lordship.
He married María Colón de Toledo (c. 1510 –), daughter of Diego Colón
and wife María de Toledo y Rojas, and had:
Lord
Lord is a title with various meanings. It can denote a prince or a feudal superior . The title today is mostly used in connection with the peerage of the United Kingdom or its predecessor countries, although some users of the title do not themselves hold peerages, and use it 'by courtesy'...
of Guadalest, and wife Isabel Ruíz de Liori, Lady of Gorga
Gorga
Gorga is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 60 km southeast of Rome. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 779 and an area of 26.3 km²....
. He was a member of the House of the Viscount
Viscount
A viscount or viscountess is a member of the European nobility whose comital title ranks usually, as in the British peerage, above a baron, below an earl or a count .-Etymology:...
s of Cardona
Cardona
Cardona is a town ìn Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona; about 90 km northwest of the city of Barcelona, on a hill almost surrounded by the river Cardoner, a branch of the Llobregat.Near the town is an extensive deposit of rock salt...
and was elevated to 1st Marquess
Marquess
A marquess or marquis is a nobleman of hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The term is also used to translate equivalent oriental styles, as in imperial China, Japan, and Vietnam...
of his Feudal Lordship.
He married María Colón de Toledo (c. 1510 –), daughter of Diego Colón
Diego Colón
Diego Columbus was the 2nd Admiral of the Indies, 2nd Viceroy of the Indies and 3rd Governor of the Indies. He was the firstborn son of Christopher Columbus and wife Filipa Moniz Perestrelo, and was born in 1479/1480 in Porto Santo, Portugal or 1474 in Lisbon, Portugal. He died February...
and wife María de Toledo y Rojas, and had:
- Cristóbal Colón de Cardona, 2nd MarquessMarquessA marquess or marquis is a nobleman of hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The term is also used to translate equivalent oriental styles, as in imperial China, Japan, and Vietnam...
of Guadalest (– 1583), unmarried and without issue - María Colón de Cardona, 3rd MarchionessMarchionessMarchioness could refer to:*A noblewoman with the rank of Marquess, or the wife of a Marquess.*The Marchioness, a pleasure boat that was sunk on the River Thames in 1989....
of Guadalest (c. 1540 –), married to Francisco de Mendoza, without issue