Coloma or de Coloma or Colomba[2] is an old important Spanish Noble House. A branch belongs to the Flemish nobility,[3] and became the Counts of Bornhem.[4][5] Other branches became the Counts of Elda, Marquesses of Espinar, Marquesses of Noguera and Marquesses of Canales de Chozas.
History
The origin is going back to Don Pedro de Coloma and his wife dona Maria de Cardona. Pedro was esquire of Gaston, count of Carcasonnes. He left France and settled in Catalonia, and was called Coloma (a female pidgeon, in Catalan), from the French Colombe.
His descendants made military careers in service of the Kings of Aragon. Gaston I de Coloma was rewarded the Order of Montesa. Other early members like Francisco Coloma fought against the moriscos in Mallorca. Juan I de Coloma left Catalonia and went to Borja, he received by royal grace of John II of Aragon and Navarre the Seigneury of Alfajarin in 1467. Here his eldest son, (from the second marriage) don Juan II de Coloma, became 1st Lord of Elda in Valencia, together with Salinas and Petrer. His descendants lived in Zaragossa, La Rioja and Burgos: they and spread in the empire. The married to important families like Croy and de Borja. It is believed that a branch is still alive, probably don Francisco Coloma y Gallegos, died 1993, who was minister of Franco had six children.
The Flemish branch that came out Spain with Farnese lived in Bornem, Gent, Brussels and Mechelen. They had important careers and functions in the society of the Austrian Empire. In Mechelen and Bornem they left important heritage and monuments. The Flemish branch has become extinct.
don Juan II Coloma, died 1517: 2nd Lord of Alfajarin, 1st Lord of Elda, Salinas and Petrer: royal secretary of king Juan II and King Ferdinand of Aragon. Marr. doña Maria Calvillo, Baroness of Malon.
don Juan III Francisco Coloma: 3rd Lord of Alfajarin, 2nd Lord of Elda, Salinas and Petrer, marr. 1st doña Maria de Cardona; 2nd Catherina de Cardona.
don Juan IV Coloma: 1st Count of Elda: Viceroy of Sardina, Ambassador in France. Marr. doña Aldonca de Aragon. 2nd Elisabeth de Saa.
don Pedro I de Coloma, Lord of Malon: marr. to Maria de Luna
don Francisco de Coloma, died without heirs.
don Pedro II de Coloma, Lord of Malon: mar. Maria de Aragon
don Carlos II de Coloma, died 1637: knight of Santiago, created 1st Marquess of Espinar, Governor of Cambrai. Marr. Marguerite de (Gavere) Liedekerke
don Antonio de Coloma
don Carlos IV Ignatio de Coloma
don Antonio de Coloma
dona Maria de Coloma, marr. don Nicolas de Velsaco.
doña Jeronima de Coloma
doña Juana de Coloma
doña Margaritavde Coloma
doña Isabella de Coloma
doña Blanca de Coloma
doña Luisa de Coloma
doña Juana Coloma
doña Luisa Coloma
descendants of don Juan VI Andres Coloma, 4th Count of Elda
don Juan VI Andres Coloma, 4th Count of Elda
don Antonio II Coloma, 3rd Count of Ana: died without heirs
don Francisco III Coloma, 5th Count of Elda, 4th Count of Ana: died 1712: Grandee of Spain, marr. doña Mariana de la Cerda.
don Francisco IV Coloma, 6th Count of Elda, 4th Count of Ana, 4th Marquess of Noguera: Grandee of Spain. Last direct heir of Elda.
don Jose Coloma, 3rd Marquess of Noguera: died in Vienna, 1721.
doña Maria Emannuela Coloma: Lady of Queen Maria Anna of Spain. Marr. don Juan Arias de Bobadilla, 4th Count of Punto, governor of Ceuta.
don Gonzalo Jose Arias y Coloma, 7th Count of Elda, 6th Count of Ana, 5th Marques of Noguera. Married Marie Therese de Croy, daughter of Ferdinand, Duke of Croy-Havre.
doña Guiomar Coloma: marr. Jose de Castelvi, 1st Marquess of Villatorcas.
descendants of don Juan VII Coloma
don Juan VII Coloma, marr. Teresia de Sarmiento y Sotomayor
don Juan VIII Coloma, Knight of Santiago: Marr. doña Maria Fernadez, Lady of Bobadilla.
don Juan IX Coloma, 1st Baron of Bornhem, Lord of Bobadilla: Marr. Joanne, Viscountess de Dourlens. Descendant became Lords of Bornhem in Flanders.
Charles Vital Alexandre de Coloma, (1718–1758): Honorary Lord Chamberlain of the Duke of Lorraine. Marr. Eugenie Francois Roose, Lady of St-Pieters Leeuw.
don Pedro Coloma y Escolano, died 1692: 1st Marques of Canales de Chozas:[7] married to doña Ana de Tapia y Zúñiga
doña Marianna Coloma y Tapia.
don Diego Coloma y Escolano, born 1636.
don Emmanuel Coloma y Escolano (Manuel), (1637–1713): 2nd Marquess of Canales de Chozas, married to Maximilienne Dorothea t'Serclaes, daughter of Jean, Count de t' Serclaes de Tilly.
doña Maria Teresa Coloma, 3rd Marquessa of Canales de Chozas.
don Francisco Coloma y Maceda, (1617-1677): Marquess of Canales de Chozas, 28th Governor-General of the Philippines. Married María de Cuellar y Cisneros.
^Diccionario hispanoamericano de heráldica, onomástica y genealogía: adición al "Diccionario heráldico y genealógico de apellidos españoles y americanos", por Alberto y Arturo García Carraffa