Señorío de Torre de Canals
The Señorío de Torre de Canals or the Lordship of Torre de Canals was an independent Christian lordship in the Kingdom of Aragón located in and around the town of Torre de Canals. The town is located in the present day Valencian Community and no longer exists as a lordship.
History
Originally created by King James I of Aragon as a reward for Count Dionisio de Hungría, the title would eventually be inherited by a minor branch of the House of Borja (the main branch in the early to mid 1300's being based in Xàtiva). This minor branch would soon grow to eclipse the family's main branch with the ascension of two Popes, Calixtus III and Alexander VI. Throughout their reign, the Borjas or Borgias maintained a base of power from the Torre de Canals and the greater Valencia region. A tower from their former palace still stands today.[1] Calixtus III himself was actually born in this same palace as it had belonged to his father, Juan Domingo de Borja y Doncel.[2]
In 1506, the Señorío was sold to the nearby city of Xàtiva and the lands and fortifications of the Señorío fell into disrepair.[3]
List of title holders over Torre de Canals
The following is an incomplete list of the Lords of Torre de Canals:
- 1244 - Conde Dionisio de Hungría - Granted by order of King James I of Aragon[4]
- 1318 - Gizpert, Viscount of Castellnou[5]
- 1325 - Pedro de Urrea - the Bishop Elect of Tarazona[6]
- ? - Juan de Urrea[7]
- 1350 - Peter IV of Aragon - Control reverts to the king after the deaths of Juan de Urrea and his wife Elvira Cornel.[8]
- ? - Beautriu de Borja[9]
- ? - Juan Domingo de Borja y Doncel - Father of Pope Calixtus III
- 1506 - City of Xàtiva
See also
References
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