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Folch de Cardona

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Folch de Cardona
Parent familyAngiò
Place of origin Catalonia
TitlesViscount, Count and Duke of Cardona
Baron of Entença
Baron of Bellpuig
Count of Empordà
Count of Golisano
Count of Prades
Duke of Segorbe
Duke of Soma
Marquis of Comares
Marquis of Guadalest
Marquis of Pallars
Lord of Espejo and Lucena
Lord of Chillón
Lord of Guadalest
Lord of Mazara del Vallo
Viscount of Villamur

The House of Folch de Cardona (or Cardona or Incardona in Sicily) was an old and important Spanish noble family of Catalan origin. They were second only in importance to the royal family of Aragon.

History

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The legend says that they directly descended from the French royal family, but the real genealogical connection was never proved. Members of the family were Dukes of Cardona, Grandees of Spain, and Viceroys of Catalonia, Sicily, Sardinia, Naples, and New Granada. They also have four cardinals, many bishops, and one blessed.

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