Countship of Salvatierra | |
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Creation date | 20 February 1613 |
Created by | Philip III |
Peerage | Peerage of Spain |
First holder | Diego Sarmiento de Sotomayor y Mendoza, 1st Count of Salvatierra |
Present holder | Cayetano Martínez de Irujo y Fitz-James Stuart, 14th Count of Salvatierra [1] |
Heir apparent | Luis Martínez de Irujo y Casanova |
Count of Salvatierra (Spanish : Conde de Salvatierra) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1613 by Philip III to Diego Sarmiento de Sotomayor, Lord of Salvaterra and of the Castle of Sobroso. [2] [3]
The title makes reference to the town of Salvaterra de Miño, in the Province of Pontevedra.