Francisco de Silva, 10th Duke of Huéscar

Francisco de Silva, 10th Duke of Huéscar (in full, Spanish: Don Francisco de Paula de Silva Mendoza y Álvarez de Toledo, décimo duque de Huéscar), (1733–1770), was a Spanish nobleman.

He was the son of Fernando de Silva Mendoza y Toledo, 12th Duke of Alba and of Ana María Bernarda Álvarez de Toledo y Portugal. On 2 February 1757, he married Mariana del Pilar de Silva-Bazán y Sarmiento, and they had an only daughter, María del Pilar de Silva, who succeeded him as Duchess of Huéscar and later, his grandfather as Duchess of Alba.

Sources

Hobbs, Nicolas (2007). "Grandes de España" (in Spanish). http://grandesp.org.uk/historia/titulos/titintro.htm. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
Instituto de Salazar y Castro (in Spanish). Elenco de Grandezas y Titulos Nobiliarios Españoles. periodic publication

Spanish nobility
Preceded by Fernando de Silva	Duke of Huéscar 1755-1770	Succeeded by María del Pilar de Silva

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Name	Francisco Silva
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Date of birth	1733
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Date of death	1770
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