José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo, 18th Duke of Medina Sidonia

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José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo, 18th Duke of Medina Sidonia - Wikipedia

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José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo y Silva, 18th Duke of Medina Sidonia, GE (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. He was a knight of the Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla and of the Order of Alcántara.

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, 10th 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.

Marriage

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.

Issue

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.

Titles

Spain

18th Duke of Medina Sidonia
14th Marquess of Villafranca del Bierzo
14th Marquess of Vélez

Two Sicilies

15th Duke of Montalto
12th Duke of Fernandina
11th Prince of Montalbán
15th Count of Caltavuturo
Count of Collesano
Count of Adernò
Lord of Petralia Sottana y Soprana

Ancestry

Ancestors of José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo, 18th Duke of Medina Sidonia

16. Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, 9th Marquis of Villafranca

8. Antonio Álvarez de Toledo, 10th Marquis of Villafranca

17. Juana Pérez de Guzmán y Silva

4. Francisco de Borja Álvarez de Toledo, 12th Marquis of Villafranca

18. Francesco Gonzaga, 1st Duke of Solferino

9. Princess Maria Antonia Gonzaga

19. Giulia Caracciolo di Santo Buono

2. Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo, 13th Marquis of Villafranca

20. Joaquín Palafox, 6th Marquis of Ariza

10. Felipe de Palafox y Croÿ d'Havré

21. Princess Marie Charlotte of Croÿ d'Havré

5. María Tomasa Palafox y Portocarrero

22. Cristóbal Portocarrero, 5th Count of Montijo

11. María Francisca Portocarrero, 6th Countess of Montijo

23. María Josefa de Zúñiga y Téllez-Girón

1. José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo, 18th Duke of Medina Sidonia

24. Pedro de Silva, 8th Marquis of Santa Cruz

12. José Joaquín de Silva, 9th Marquis of Santa Cruz

25. María Cayetana Sarmiento, 5th Countess of Pie de Concha

6. José Gabriel de Silva, 10th Marquis of Santa Cruz

26. Count Emanuel Filibert of Waldstein-Wartenberg

13. Countess Mariana of Waldstein-Wartenberg

27. Princess Maria Anna Theresia of Lichtenstein

3. María Joaquina de Silva y Téllez-Girón

28. Pedro Téllez-Girón, 8th Duke of Osuna

14. Pedro Téllez-Girón, 9th Duke of Osuna

29. María Vicenta Pacheco y Téllez-Giron

7. Joauqina Téllez-Girón y Pimentel

30. Francisco Pimentel, 13th Count Duke of Benavente

15. María Josefa Pimentel, 14th Countess Duchess of Benavente

31. María Faustina Téllez-Girón y Pérez de Guzmán

References

Geneall.net
Personal dossier of The Duke of Medina Sidonia. Spanish Senate
Mateos Sáinz de Medrano, Ricardo, Nobleza Obliga, La Esfera de los Libros, Madrid, 2006, ISBN 978-84-9734-467-8

Spanish nobility
Preceded by Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo	Marquis of los Vélez 1864–1868	Succeeded by Alonso Álvarez de Toledo
	Duke of Medina Sidonia 10 January 1868 – 15 February 1900	Succeeded by José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo
	Marquis of Villafranca del Bierzo 10 January 1868 – 15 February 1900	Succeeded by José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo
	Duke of Fernandina 10 January 1868 – 15 February 1900	Dormant Title next held by Pilar González de Gregorio

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