People / group

House of Cardona

The House of Cardona was a Catalan noble family named after the castle and salt mountain of Cardona in central Catalonia. Viscounts from the 10th century, they became counts in 1375 and dukes in 1491, ranking among the greatest lords of the Crown of Aragon. After the defeat of the last count of Pallars Sobirà, Ferdinand II granted them his confiscated lands as the Marquisate of Pallars.

House of Cardona
Image: Heralder · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 1 state history

County of Pallars Sobirà

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). House of Cardona. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/house-of-cardona
MLA
“House of Cardona.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/house-of-cardona. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “House of Cardona.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/house-of-cardona.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘House of Cardona’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/house-of-cardona (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻