José María "Ortuño" de Ezpeleta y Samaniego, IV Duque de Castro-Terreño

Ortuño de Ezpeleta y Samaniego
Ortuño de Ezpeleta y Samaniego, (born - ​​January 2, 1846 in Pamplona- died March 28, 1919 in Biarritz, ) was a Spanish aristocrat, IV Duke of Castro-Terreño, IV Count of Ezpeleta de Veire, V Count of Echauz, VIII Marquis of Montehermoso, count consort of Adernò and three times Grandee of Spain. He was a teacher of the Real de Zaragoza.

His main residence was the Ezpeleta Palace, located in Pamplona, ​​Navarra, today the headquarters of the Navarrese Conservatory of Music.

Family origin

His father was José María de Ezpeleta y Aguirre-Zuazo, III Duke of Castro-Terreño.
His mother, María de la Soledad Samaniego y Asprer de Neoburg, a descendant of Elector Palatino, Duke Palatino de Neoburgo, a minor branch of the House of Wittelsbach.

On his paternal side, he was a descendant of old noble houses of Navarrese origin, such as the Ezpeleta, viscounts of Valderro, and the Echauz, viscounts of Baïgorry.

He was the great-grandson of General José Manuel de Ezpeleta, 1st count of Ezpeleta de Veire, Viceroy of New Granada, Governor of Cuba. Likewise, Prudencio de Guadalajara, Ist Duke of Castro-Terreño, knight of the Golden Fleece and of the Order of Carlos III, minister of war and senator for life from Zamora.

Marriage
He married on May 29, 1869 with María Álvarez de Toledo y Caro (born Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies,
on July 4, 1847 died -Madrid, Spain, 1929), XXII Countess of Adernó, daughter of José Álvarez de Toledo y Silva, XVIII Duke of Medina Sidonia, one of the great immemorial of 1520.

Offspring

1. Amalia de Ezpeleta y Álvarez de Toledo, was born on February 29, 1870, Paris, France.
2. María de la Purificación Joaquina de Ezpeleta y Álvarez de Toledo, was born on June 11, 1872, Madrid, Spain. She succeeds her father in the house titles.

Nobility titles
By paternal inheritance, she inherited all the titles of the Castro-Terreño house: Duchy of Castro-Terreño Ezpeleta de Veire County Echauz County Marquisate of Montehermoso Triviana County

Ezpeleta Palace
See Ezpeleta Palace José María de Ezpeleta y Samaniego was born in the Ezpeleta Palace, Pamplona, ​​Navarra, built in 1709. The duke's family later went to Biarritz for the summer

Ortuño de Ezpeleta and Samaniego
Spanish aristocrat
Ortuño de Ezpeleta and Samaniego ( Pamplona , 2 of January of 1846 - Biarritz , 28 of March of 1919 ) was an aristocrat Spanish, IV Duke of Castro-Terreño , IV Earl of Ezpeleta of Veire , V Count of Echauz , VIII Marquess of Montehermoso, count consort of Adernò and three times Grandee of Spain .

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