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House of Olivares

Gaspar de Guzmán, 3rd Count of Olivares (1587–1645), who became 1st Count-Duke of Olivares in 1625

The most prominent member of the House of Olivares was Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, the favourite of Philip IV of Spain.

The title comes from the municipality of Olivares in Seville, which was already owned by Pedro Pérez de Guzmán.

The House of Olivares was constituted in 1539 when Charles I of Spain granted Pedro Pérez de Guzmán, son of Juan Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán, 3rd Duke of Medina Sidonia, the title of Count of Olivares (Sp. conde de Olivares).


Pedro Pérez de Guzmán, 1st Count of Olivares

Pedro Pérez de Guzmán y Zúñiga (Sp.: Don Pedro Pérez de Guzmán y Zúñiga, primer Conde de Olivares) was the founder of the House of Olivares, a cadet branch of the House of Medina Sidonia.


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