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Marquess of Astorga

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Marquessate of Astorga
Creation date6 July 1465
Created byHenry IV of Castile
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderÁlvar Pérez Osorio, 1st Marquess of Astorga
Present holderMaría del Pilar Paloma de Casanova-Cárdenas y Barón, 22nd Marchioness of Astorga[1]

Marquess of Astorga (Spanish: Marqués de Astorga) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1465 by Henry IV to Álvar Pérez Osorio, 2nd Count of Trastámara and captain general of Galicia and Asturias.[2][3]

The title makes reference to the town of Astorga in León.

Marquesses of Astorga (1465)

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