| creation_date = 11 July 2008
| creation_date = 11 July 2008
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| monarch = [[Juan Carlos I of Spain|Juan Carlos I]]
| monarch = [[Juan Carlos I]]
| peerage = [[Spanish nobility|Peerage of Spain]]
| peerage = [[Spanish nobility|Peerage of Spain]]
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| first_holder = [[Paloma O’Shea|Paloma O’Shea Artiñano]]
| first_holder = [[Paloma O’Shea|Paloma O’Shea Artiñano]]
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| present_holder = [[Paloma O’Shea|Paloma O’Shea Artiñano]]<ref>[http://www.diputaciondelagrandeza.es/guiadetitulo/] Search of title “O’Shea, marqués de”</ref>
| present_holder = [[Paloma O’Shea|Paloma O’Shea Artiñano]]<ref>[http://www.diputaciondelagrandeza.es/guiadetitulo/] Search of title “O’Shea, marqués de”</ref>
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”’Marquess of O’Shea”’ is a [[noble title]] in the [[Spanish nobility|peerage of Spain]], bestowed on [[Paloma O’Shea]], by King [[Juan Carlos I of Spain|Juan Carlos I]] on 11 July 2008. It was granted in recognition of her vast contribution to music and patronage in Spain.<ref>[https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2008/07/12/pdfs/A30717-30717.pdf] BOE</ref>
”’Marquess of O’Shea”’ is a title in the [[Spanish nobility]], by King [[Juan Carlos I]] on 11 July 2008. It was granted in recognition of her vast contribution to music and patronage in Spain.<ref>[https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2008/07/12/pdfs/A30717-30717.pdf] BOE</ref>
The Marchioness of O’Shea was married to the late [[Emilio Botín]], Executive Chairman of [[Banco Santander]],<ref>[https://blogs.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/noticias/el-chascarrillo/2008-07-17/paloma-o-shea-ya-es-marquesa_450925/] Vanitatis – El Confidencial: Paloma O’Shea ya es marquesa – 17 July 2008</ref> and is the mother of [[Ana Botín]],<ref>[https://www.libertaddigital.com/chic/corazon/2014-09-10/paloma-oshea-el-discreto-y-perfecto-apoyo-de-emilio-botin-1276527940/] Libertad Digital: Paloma O’Shea, el discreto y perfecto apoyo de Emilio Botín – 10 September 2014</ref> who succeeded him in 2014, becoming the 9th most powerful woman in the world, according to ”[[Forbes]]”.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/power-women/list/#tab:overall|title=World’s Most Powerful Women|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-03-29|language=en}}</ref>
The Marchioness of O’Shea was married to the late [[Emilio Botín]], Executive Chairman of [[Banco Santander]],<ref>[https://blogs.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/noticias/el-chascarrillo/2008-07-17/paloma-o-shea-ya-es-marquesa_450925/] Vanitatis – El Confidencial: Paloma O’Shea ya es marquesa – 17 July 2008</ref> and is the mother of [[Ana Botín]],<ref>[https://www.libertaddigital.com/chic/corazon/2014-09-10/paloma-oshea-el-discreto-y-perfecto-apoyo-de-emilio-botin-1276527940/] Libertad Digital: Paloma O’Shea, el discreto y perfecto apoyo de Emilio Botín – 10 September 2014</ref> who succeeded him in 2014, becoming the 9th most powerful woman in the world, according to ”[[Forbes]]”.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/power-women/list/#tab:overall|title=World’s Most Powerful Women|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-03-29|language=en}}</ref>
== Creation ==
On 11 July 2008, the Monarch signed Royal Decree 1176/2008, of 11 July, that stated:<ref>{{Cite web |last=[[Royal Household of Spain|Royal Household]] |date=12 July 2008 |title=Real Decreto 1176/2008, de 11 de julio, por el que se concede el título de Marquesa de O’Shea a doña Paloma O’Shea Artiñano. |trans-title=Royal Decree 1176/2008, of July 11, granting the title of Marchioness of O’Shea to Doña Paloma O’Shea Artiñano. |url=https://boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-2008-11939 |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=www.boe.es |language=es}}</ref>
{{Blockquote|text=””The generous contribution of Ms. Paloma O’Shea Artiñano to the promotion of musical culture in Spain, through the implementation of brilliant patronage initiatives, deserves to be distinguished in a special way, therefore, wanting to show her my Royal appreciation,<br/>I grant her the title of Marchioness of O’Shea, for her and her successors, in accordance with Spanish nobility law.”|author=JUAN CARLOS R.|title=Royal Decree n.º 1176 of 11 July 2008.|source=}}
==Marquesses of O’Shea==
==Marquesses of O’Shea==
#[[Paloma O’Shea|Paloma O’Shea, 1st Marchioness of O’Shea]] (2008–present){{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
#[[Paloma O’Shea|Paloma O’Shea, 1st Marchioness of O’Shea]] (2008–present){{ |date= }}
==See also==
==See also==
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Marquess of O’Shea is a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility, created by King Juan Carlos I on 11 July 2008 in favor of Paloma O’Shea. It was granted in recognition of her vast contribution to music and patronage in Spain.[2]
The Marchioness of O’Shea was married to the late Emilio Botín, Executive Chairman of Banco Santander,[3] and is the mother of Ana Botín,[4] who succeeded him in 2014, becoming the 9th most powerful woman in the world, according to Forbes.[5]
On 11 July 2008, the Monarch signed Royal Decree 1176/2008, of 11 July, that stated:[6]
The generous contribution of Ms. Paloma O’Shea Artiñano to the promotion of musical culture in Spain, through the implementation of brilliant patronage initiatives, deserves to be distinguished in a special way, therefore, wanting to show her my Royal appreciation,
I grant her the title of Marchioness of O’Shea, for her and her successors, in accordance with Spanish nobility law.
— JUAN CARLOS R., Royal Decree n.º 1176 of 11 July 2008.
Marquesses of O’Shea
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- Paloma O’Shea, 1st Marchioness of O’Shea (2008–present)[7]



