Marquess of Merry del Val (Spanish : Marqués de Merry del Val ) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain , granted in 1925 by King Alfonso XIII to diplomat Alfonso Merry del Val .[ 1]
History
The family's surname, Merry del Val, was formed by combining the surnames of the 1st Marquess's paternal grandparents: Rafael Merry y Gayte and María de la Trinidad del Val Gómez. The Merrys were the Irish noble family, originally from County Waterford , that settled in Seville in the 18th century. Those of the Val were a noble lineage from the Kingdom of Aragon , originally from Zaragoza .[ 2]
The parents of the 1st Marquess were Sofía Josefa de Zulueta (1839–1925),[ a] Rafael Carlos Merry del Val (1831–1917), a career diplomat who served as the Spanish Ambassador to Belgium , to the Holy See , and Minister at the Imperial Court of Vienna , and Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II and Kings Alfonso XII and Alfonso XII .[ 2] Spanish Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1913 until 1931. The younger brother of the 1st Marquess was Rafael Merry del Val (1865–1930), who became Cardinal Secretary of State to Pope Pius X .[ 5] [ 6] Spanish Ambassador to the United States , among other countries. As the 2nd Marquess died without issue, he was succeeded by his nephew, Rafael Merry del Val y Melgarajeo, son of the 2nd Marquess's younger brother Pablo, whose children inherited the title Count of Valle de San Juan.[ 7]
Alfonso Merry del Val y de Zulueta, 1st Marquess of Merry del Val (1864–1943)Alfonso Merry del Val y Alzola , 2nd Marquess of Merry del Val (1903–1975)Rafael Merry del Val y Melgarejo, 3rd Marquess of Merry del Val (d. 2004)
Rafael Merry del Val y Roca de Togores, 4th Marquess of Merry del Val (b. 1964)
Line of descent
Rafael Carlos Merry del Val (1831–1917) m. Sofía Josefa de Zulueta
Alfonso Merry del Val y de Zulueta, 1st Marquess of Merry del ValAlfonso Merry del Val y Alzola , 2nd Marquess of Merry del ValCarmen de Gurtubay y Alzola, 2nd Marchioness of Yurreta y Gamboa; m. (2) Mercedes de Ocio y UretaPablo Merry del Val y Alzola, Count of Valle de San Juan; m. María Melgarejo y Heredia
Rafael Merry del Val y Melgarejo, 3rd Marquess of Merry del Val (d. 2004); m. Maria Teresa Roca de Togores y Bustos
Rafael Merry del Val y Roca de Togores, 4th Marquess of Merry del Val (b. 1964); m. Sofía Figueroa Alcázar Rafael Merry del Val y de Zulueta (1865–1930)
References
Notes Sources
^ Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España, Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles , Ediciones Hidalguía, Vol. 50 (Madrid, 2018), pp. 473-474 ^ a b del Campo, Luis G. Martínez (24 November 2015). Cultural Diplomacy: A Hundred Years of the British-Spanish Society Liverpool University Press . p. 20. ISBN 978-1-78138-436-7 . Retrieved 7 May 2024 . ^ Burnand, Sir Francis Cowley (1908). "Torre-Diaz" . The Catholic Who's Who and Yearbook . Burns & Oates : 399. Retrieved 8 May 2024 . ^ Harcourt, Freda (19 July 2013). Flagships of imperialism: The P&O Company and the Politics of Empire from its origins to 1867 Manchester University Press . p. 38. ISBN 978-1-84779-652-3 . Retrieved 8 May 2024 . ^ "The Pope's Secretary of State: An Account of Cardinal Raphael Merry Del Val" . World's Work . W. Heinemann: 238. 1904. Retrieved 7 May 2024 .^ "Rafael Merry del Val (1865-1930), Roman Catholic Cardinal" . www.npg.org.uk . National Portrait Gallery, London . Retrieved 7 May 2024 .^ "Conde del Valle de San Juan | Portada del Archivo Histórico Nacional" . censoarchivos.mcu.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2024 .
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