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). Retrieved 15 October 2008.
  • Instituto de Salazar y Castro. Elenco de Grandezas y Titulos Nobiliarios Españoles (in Spanish). periodic publication.
Spanish nobility
Preceded by
Fernando de Silva
Duke of Huéscar
1755-1770
Succeeded by
María del Pilar de Silva