Marquess of San Isidro
Marquess of San Isidro (Spanish: Marqués de San Isidro) was a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, granted in 1730 by Philip V to Pablo Rui-Gómez, Viscount of Benafarces, knight of the Order of Santiago and perpetual regidor of León.[2] The title was granted in recognition of his contribution to the restoration of the Basilica of San Isidoro in Leon, Spain.[3] The title recalls the name of the very same ancient Roman temple.
Marquessate of San Isidro | |
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Creation date | 14 January 1730 |
Monarch | Philip V |
Peerage | Peerage of Spain |
First holder | Pablo Rui-Gómez Lasso de la Vega y Balmaseda, 1st Marquess of San Isidro |
Last holder | Francisco Manuel Rui-Gómez, 5th Marquess of San Isidro |
Heir apparent | Fernando Ruigómez y Guerra |
Extinction date | 1925 |
Motto | Veritas de terra orta est et iustitia de caelo prospexit (Truth is sprung out of the earth, and justice hath looked down from heaven)[1] |
The baroque palace of the Marquesses of San Isidro was, before a heavy fire in 1942, located at an emblematic spot where the Spanish troops first rebelled against Napoleon in León. There is also an avenue in the same city, named after the third Marquess of San Isidro, Santos Rui-Gómez, who perished in battle fighting for Spain's independence from the French in 1813.
As of 2010, the title is extinct, as more than 40 years have elapsed since the death of the last holder (1885).[4]
Viscounts of Benafarces (1729)
- Pablo Rui-Gómez Lasso de la Vega y Balmaseda, 1st Viscount of Benafarces (1729-1730)
Marquesses of San Isidro (1730)
- Pablo Rui-Gómez Lasso de la Vega y Balmaseda, 1st Marquess of San Isidro (1730–1742)
- Juan Francisco Rui-Gómez y Bustamante, 2nd Marquess of San Isidro (1742-1787)
- Santos Rui-Gómez y de Prado, 3rd Marquess of San Isidro (1787-1813)
- Francisco de Paula Rui-Gómez y de Prado, 4th Marquess of San Isidro (1813-1847)
- Francisco Manuel Rui-Gómez y Dañobeitia, 5th Marquess of San Isidro (1847-1885)
See also
- Basílica de San Isidoro, León
References
- "Escudos heráldicos en San Marcos de León. 1969". 1969.
- "Calle de los marqueses de San Isidro". cosinasdeleon.com.
- "Andújar Castillo, Francisco; Felices de la Fuente, María del Mar: Nobility And Venality - The Ecclesiastic Market of Sale of Nobility Titles in the XVIII Century" (PDF). digibug.ugr.es.
- "Títulos (S): San Isidro, Marqués de". heraldaria.com.