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]
| Countship of la Maza | |
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| Creation date | 27 January 1910 |
| Created by | Alfonso XIII |
| Peerage | Peerage of Spain |
| First holder | Leopoldo Sainz de la Maza y Gutiérrez-Solana, 1st Count of la Maza |
| Present holder | Leopoldo Sainz de la Maza e Ybarra, 3rd Count of la Maza[1] |
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) edit
- 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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