Marquess of Samaranch
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Marquessate of Samaranch is a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility
. The marquessate was bestowed by Juan Carlos I of Spain
on Juan Antonio Samaranch
on 30 December 1991, honouring his efforts in support of the Olympic movement as President of the International Olympic Committee
. The Marquis of Samaranch is also a Grandee of Spain.
Spanish nobility
Spanish nobles are persons who possess the legal status of hereditary nobility according to the laws and traditions of the Spanish monarchy. A system of titles and honours of Spain and of the former kingdoms that constitute it comprise the Spanish nobility...
. The marquessate was bestowed by Juan Carlos I of Spain
Juan Carlos I of Spain
Juan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...
on Juan Antonio Samaranch
Juan Antonio Samaranch
Don Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló, 1st Marquis of Samaranch, Grandee of Spain , known in Catalan as Joan Antoni Samaranch i Torelló , was a Catalan Spanish sports administrator who served as the seventh President of the International Olympic Committee from 1980 to 2001...
on 30 December 1991, honouring his efforts in support of the Olympic movement as President of the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
. The Marquis of Samaranch is also a Grandee of Spain.
Holders
- Juan Antonio SamaranchJuan Antonio SamaranchDon Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló, 1st Marquis of Samaranch, Grandee of Spain , known in Catalan as Joan Antoni Samaranch i Torelló , was a Catalan Spanish sports administrator who served as the seventh President of the International Olympic Committee from 1980 to 2001...
, 1st Marquis of Samaranch (1920–2010) - María Teresa Samaranch, 2nd Marquise of Samaranch (2010-)