José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo y Silva-Bazán, XVIII Duque de Medina Sidonia

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• Don José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo y Silva, 18th Duke of Medina Sidonia, 14th Marquis of Villafranca del Bierzo, 14th Marquis of los Vélez, 12th Duke of Fernandina, 13th Marquis of Molina and 22nd Count of Niebla, Grandee of Spain, Knight of the Reales Maestranzas de Caballería de Valencia and Seville, and of the Order of Alcántara (Madrid, Spain; 14 August 1826 - 15 February 1900) was a Spanish aristocrat and politician who served as Superior Chief of the Palace from 1885 until his death.

Background

• The Duke was the elder son of Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo, 17th Duke of Medina Sidonia and María del Pilar Joaquina de Silva, fifth daughter of José Gabriel de Silva, 12th Marquis of Santa Cruz and Joaquina Téllez-Girón y Pimentel, daughter of Pedro Téllez-Girón, 9th Duke of Osuna and María Josefa Pimentel, 14th Countess Duchess of Benavente. He was educated at the Theresian Military Academy, in Austro-Hungary, where his father was exiled for being a carlist sympathiser.

Politics

• In 1847, Queen Isabella II lifted the seizure of the properties of the Medina Sidonias in Spain, and the family was able to return. The young Pepe, by then Marquis of los Vélez, started his political career, taking a seat in 1852 at the Parliament of the Two Sicilies, as Prince of Paternò. He succeeded in the dukedom in 1862, and following the Restoration of the monarchy in 1874, became senator in his own right in 1875 and for the province of Cádiz in 1876.
• From 1885, he served as Superior Chief of Palace with King Alfonso XIII, and was part of the extraordinary embassy, headed by the Duke of Montpensier, sent to Russia in 1883 to represent Spain at the coronation of Tsar Alexander III. He received numerous honours and decorations, including the Golden Fleece, the Collar of the Order of Charles III and the Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa.

Family

• Medina Sidonia married his first cousin Rosalía Caro y Álvarez de Toledo, daughter of Pedro Caro, 4th Marquis of la Romana and granddaughter of Pedro Caro, 3rd Marquis of la Romana, in Erpel, Austro-Hungary, the 26 September 1846. They had four children:

1. Doña María del Socorro Álvarez de Toledo (1847–1929), married Don José Maria Ortuño de Ezpeleta, 4th Duke of Castroterreño and had issue.
2. Don Alonso Álvarez de Toledo, 15th Marquis of los Vélez (1850–1897), married Doña María Trinidad Caballero, daughter of Andrés Caballero, 1st Marquis of Somosancho. Died before succeeding his father and without issue.
3. Doña Inés Álvarez de Toledo, 16th Marquise of Cazaza en África (1857–1937), married Don Fernando Ramírez de Haro, 13th Count of Bornos, and had issue.
4. Don José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo, 19th Duke of Medina Sidonia, who succeeded in the titles of his father.

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14º Velez, 17º Cazaza, Valverde, 17º Molina. 18º Dq. Medina Sidonia, 12º Fernandina, 25º Cd. Niebla, 22º conde de Caltabellotta, 17º de Caltavuturu, 18º de Coessano. Toison Oro en 1890. Caballero de Calatrava 1851. Maestrante Sevilla 1848. 21º Cd. Adernó, Montalto, Montalban. Toisón de Oro y Gran Cruz de Carlos III. Caballerizo y montero Mayor de la reina regente Mª Cristina. Senador del reino por derecho propio. Caballero de Calatrava. Gentilhombre de cámara con ejercicio de Dña. Isabel, Alfonso XII y Alfonso XIII. Reconocido en Italia como príncipe de Montalbano.

Don José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo y Silva, 18th Duke of Medina Sidonia, 14th Marquis of Villafranca del Bierzo, 14th Marquis of los Vélez, 12th Duke of Fernandina, 13th Marquis of Molina and 22nd Count of Niebla, Grandee of Spain, Knight of the Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla and of the Order of Alcántara (Madrid, Spain; 14 August 1826 - 15 February 1900) was a Spanish aristocrat and politician who served as Superior Chief of the Palace from 1885 until his death.

Background

The Duke was the elder son of Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo, 13th Marquis of Villafranca and María del Pilar Joaquina de Silva, fifth daughter of José Gabriel de Silva, 12th Marquis of Santa Cruz and Joaquina Téllez-Girón y Pimentel, daughter of Pedro Téllez-Girón, 9th Duke of Osuna and María Josefa Pimentel, 14th Countess Duchess of Benavente. He was educated at the Theresian Military Academy, in Austro-Hungary, where his father was exiled for being a carlist sympathiser. Politics

In 1847, Queen Isabella II lifted the seizure of the properties of the Medina Sidonias in Spain, and the family was able to return. The young Pepe, by then Marquis of los Vélez, started his political career, taking a seat in 1852 at the Parliament of the Two Sicilies, as Prince of Paternò. He succeeded in the dukedom in 1862, and following the Restoration of the monarchy in 1874, became senator in his own right in 1875 and for the province of Cádiz in 1876.

From 1885, he served as Superior Chief of Palace with King Alfonso XIII, and was part of the extraordinary embassy, headed by the Duke of Montpensier, sent to Russia in 1883 to represent Spain at the coronation of Tsar Alexander III. He received numerous honours and decorations, including the Golden Fleece, the Collar of the Order of Charles III and the Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa. Family

Medina Sidonia married his first cousin Rosalía Caro y Álvarez de Toledo, daughter of Pedro Caro, 4th Marquis of la Romana and granddaughter of Pedro Caro, 3rd Marquis of la Romana, in Erpel, Austro-Hungary, the 26 September 1846. They had four children:

Doña María del Socorro Álvarez de Toledo (1847-1929), married Don José Maria Ortuño de Ezpeleta, 4th Duke of Castroterreño and had issue. Don Alonso Álvarez de Toledo, 15th Marquis of los Vélez (1850-1897), married Doña María Trinidad Caballero, daughter of Andrés Caballero, 1st Marquis of Somosancho. Died before succeeding his father and without issue. Doña Inés Álvarez de Toledo, 16th Marquise of Cazaza en África (1857-1937), married Don Fernando Ramírez de Haro, 13th Count of Bornos, and had issue. Don José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo, 19th Duke of Medina Sidonia, who succeeded in the titles of his father.

14º Velez, 17º Cazaza, Valverde, 17º Molina. 18º Dq. Medina Sidonia, 12º Fernandina, 25º Cd. Niebla, Toison Oro en 1890. Caballero Calatrava 1851. Maestrante Sevilla 1848. 2º Cd. Adernó, Montalto, Montalban. Toisón de Oro y Gran Cruz de Carlos III. Caballerizo y montero Mayor de la reina regente Mª Cristina. Senador del reino por derecho propio. Caballero de Calatrava. Gentilhombre de cámara con ejercicio de Dña. Isabel, Alfonso XII y Alfonso XIII.

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<p> </p> <p>José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo (Madrid; 14 de agosto de 1826 - Madrid; 15 de febrero de 1900), XVIII duque de Medina Sidonia, XVImarqués de Cazaza, XI duque de Fernandina y príncipe de Montalbán, XIV marqués de Villafranca del Bierzo, XIV marqués de los Vélez,Grande de España y Jefe Superior de Palacio de Alfonso XII. <p>Biografía[editar · editar código]José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo y Silva, XVIII duque de Medina Sidonia.</p> <p>Nació en Madrid, el 14 de agosto de 1826, hijo primogénito de don Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo y Palafox, XVII duque de Medina Sidonia, y de doña María Joaquina de Silva, hija de donJosé de Silva, X marqués de Santa Cruz de Mudela, y de doña Joaquina Téllez-Girón, I condesa de Osilo. Fue desde su nacimiento conde de Niebla y marqués de los Vélez, hasta que heredó el gruesode títulos de la casa. <p>Fue educado en el extranjero, debido al exilio que sufrió su padre durante la Guerra Carlista. Se educó en una academia militar austriaca, pero prefirió la política, formando parte en 1852 del Parlamento de Sicilia. <p>Tras la caída de Isabel II, se marchó a sus posesiones napolitanas, permaneciendo allí hasta la Restauración monárquica de 1875. Fue entonces llamado a la Corte como Gentilhombre Grande de España con ejercicio y servidumbre de la Reina, Caballerizo mayor del Rey y Mayordomo mayor interino. <p>Su carrera política fue en alza, siendo Senador del Reino, Diputado a Cortes por Cádiz (1876), Embajador español en la Coronación del Zar de Rusia (1883) y Jefe Superior de Palacio (1890). Logró el Collar de la Orden de Carlos III (1887), el Toisón de Oro (1890), la Cruz Estrellada de Austria y la Gran Cruz de la Orden Civil de la Beneficencia. <p>Sin embargo, fue el causante de la gran ruina de la casa de Medina Sidonia, vendiendo gran parte del patrimonio familiar, como el castillo de Vélez-Blanco, el castillo de Villafranca del Bierzo, el palacio del duque de Medina Sidonia en Sevilla y una enorme cantidad de obras de arte. Además, gastó una fortuna para construir el palacio de la playa de la Concha en San Sebastián, queriendo impresionar a la corte veraniega. <p>Murió en su palacio madrileño, el 15 de febrero de 1900, siendo un importante personaje de la corte, Maestrante de Sevilla y Caballero de Calatrava, pero habiendo dilapidado el patrimonio familiar.</p> <p>Familia[editar · editar código]</p> <p>El duque se casó en Erpel (Austria), el 26 de septiembre de 1846 con su prima doña Rosalía Caro y Álvarez de Toledo; hija de don Pedro Caro y Salas, IV marqués de la Romana, y de doña María Tomasa Álvarez de Toledo. Hijos: <p>María del Socorro Álvarez de Toledo y Caro, XXII condesa de Adernò, casada con don Ortuño de Ezpeleta, IV duque de Castroterreño;Alonso Álvarez de Toledo y Caro, XXVI conde de Niebla y XV marqués de los Vélez, muerto antes que su padre;Inés Álvarez de Toledo y Caro, I marquesa de Cazaza en África, esposa de don Fernando Ramírez de Haro, XIII conde de Bornos;José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo y Caro, XIX duque de Medina Sidonia y Grande de España.

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