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Count of la Maza

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Countship of la Maza
Creation date27 January 1910
Created byAlfonso XIII
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderLeopoldo Sainz de la Maza y Gutiérrez-Solana, 1st Count of la Maza
Present holderLeopoldo Sainz de la Maza e Ybarra, 3rd Count of la Maza[1]

Count of la Maza (Spanish: Conde de la Maza) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, granted in 1910 by Alfonso XIII to Leopoldo Sainz de la Maza, one of his mayordomos de semana.[2]

The 1st Count won one of Spain's first olympic medals, a silver in the modality of polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3]

Counts of la Maza (1910)

  • Leopoldo Sainz de la Maza y Gutiérrez-Solana, 1st Count of la Maza (1879-1954)
  • Leopoldo Sainz de la Maza y Falcó, 2nd Count of la Maza (1928-2002), son of the 1st Count
  • Leopoldo Sainz de la Maza e Ybarra, 3rd Count of la Maza (b. 1958), son of the 2nd Count

The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest daughter, Louisa Sainz de la Maza y Lowndes (b. 20 June 1995).

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