The Mayordomo mayor (High Steward) was the Officer of the Royal Household and Heritage of the Crown of Spain in charge of the person and rooms of the...

successor Philip II. In 1541 Fernando Álvarez de Toledo was named Mayordomo Mayor del Rey de España (High Steward to the King of Spain) by Charles I...

To the ancient office of “Mayordomo del Rey de Castilla” (Steward of the King of Castile), transformed in "Mayordomo mayor" (High Steward), the Emperor...

Galician noble who lived during the 9th and 10th centuries. As the Mayordomo mayor of King Alfonso III, he was an active member of the curia regia. His...

mayordomo mayor (lord steward) of Alfonso XI of Castile, adelantado de la frontera (governor) of Andalusia, Galicia and Murcia and pertiguero mayor (a...

the noble Don Diego López de Medrano, lord of San Gregorio, as his mayordomo mayor and royal guard. He spent his time verse-making, hunting, and holding...

related term mayordomo to refer to the manager of an acequia system for a town or valley. Also, when translated into English, "mayordomo" means butler...

to the title, John of Castile. He further served in the capacity of Mayordomo mayor del rey and the Alférez del rey of Ferdinand IV of Castile. He was...

military and noble. A favourite of Ferdinand VII of Spain, he became his Mayordomo mayor and Secretario de Estado (Prime minister). Born in Lima, Peru, in 1771...

Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (Admiral of Castile), Lord of Mendoza, and Mayordomo mayor of King John II of Castile. Fadrique de Castilla (1360–1394), son of...

Office “Camarera mayor de Palacio” had the same category as that of the Mayordomo mayor. Only a woman with the rank of Grandee of Spain could be nominated...

reign of Isabella II), was the second person in category after the Mayordomo mayor having the sole authority so soon the Monarch left the Royal Palace...

Unfortunate"). He inherited the Infantazgo of León from his parents and was mayordomo mayor of Fernando II and his son Alfonso IX of León. Born around 1160, Pedro...

Lalaing (c. 1487). In 1526, he became the first count of Lannoy and Mayordomo mayor to the Emperor. He took service with the Emperor Maximilian I and won...

Bercimuelle Count Fernando Carrillo de Mendoza, Juan de Austria's Mayordomo mayor, and from 1570, with the death of his father, Felipe II's chief falconer...

Leon (1333 – 1336), Chancellor of Castile between 1350 and 1353, and Mayordomo mayor of Infante Peter, later King Peter I of Castile, who is suspected of...

notable descendants, including his namesake son Diego López de Medrano, mayordomo mayor of Empress Isabella of the Holy Roman Empire, wife of Charles V; his...

Íñigo López de Mendoza y Mendoza, 3rd Marques of Mondéjar, was the Mayordomo Mayor of Philip III of Spain and Philip IV of Spain and in virtue of his...

Gouvenot (aka Lorenzo de Gorrevod or Garrebod), ex-Governor of Bresse and Mayordomo mayor of Charles I of Spain. The first known transatlantic slave ship—sailed...

served briefly as First Secretary of State under King Ferdinand VI, Mayordomo mayor (High Steward) to the court of King Ferdinand VII José Benedito Simão...

Spain The 2nd Duke of Tetuán (1834–1903), Spanish foreign minister and Mayordomo mayor to King Amadeo I. The 3rd Duke of Tetuán (1864–1928), conducted Winston...

granted in 1599 by Philip III to Juan Portocarrero, Lord of Montijo, mayordomo mayor and a knight of the Order of Santiago. Juan Portocarrero y Manuel de...

of Spain List of titles and honours of Queen Letizia of Spain Mayordomo mayor Mayordomos de semana Nóos case Patrimonio Nacional Royal descendants of John...

and warden (clavaría) of the Order of Calatrava in 1517, and in 1518 Mayordomo mayor, an important role in charge of his personal apartments and arrangements...

name which then received the Spanish Foreign Minister. He was also Mayordomo mayor to King Amadeo I. O'Donnell was born on 1 June 1834 in Valencia. The...

1284 to 1295 under King Sancho IV of Castile and further served as Mayordomo Mayor del Rey from 1293 - 1295, also under Sancho IV. Ruy was the son of...

Valladolid, Toro and Asturias, and he eventually became Ferdidand's mayordomo mayor. He had divorced his first wife, Constanza Osorio, daughter of Count...

Cangas and Tineo, Adelantado (governor) of the Andalucian frontier, and Mayordomo mayor (high steward) to Alfonso X of Castile. Castro, Luis de Salazar y (1716)...

The Mayordomos de semana (Weekly stewards) was a palatial class of honorary royal servants of the Royal Household and Heritage of the Crown of Spain, who...

the general supervision of the Estate affairs to the High Steward (Mayordomo Mayor), an official directly below him whose work consisted of routine collection...