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Countship of Lemos
Creation date26 May 1456
Created by Henry IV
Peerage Peerage of Spain
First holderPedro Álvarez Osorio, 1st Count of Lemos
Present holder Carlos Fitz-James Stuart y Martínez de Irujo, 23rd Count of Lemos [1]

Count of Lemos ( Spanish: Conde de Lemos) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1456 by Henry IV to Pedro Álvarez Osorio, as a result of his marriage to Beatriz Enríquez de Castilla, a cousin of the king. [2] [3]

The title makes reference to the town of Monforte de Lemos in Lugo, Spain.

Counts of Lemos (1456)

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