The title refers to the Andalusian municipality of
Bedmar, in the
Province of Jaén. This town was acquired in 1562 by Alonso I de la Cueva y Benavides, who participated in the
Battle of Villalar and captured the famous
Juan de Padilla and later was governor and captain general of La Goleta (
Tunisia) and last commander of Bedmar and Albanchez, when
Pope Paul III and
Charles I of Spain detached this town from the
Order of Calatrava, becoming part of the family heritage. ==List of title holders==