List of dukedoms in Spain
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This is a list of dukedoms in Spain. All hold the court rank of grandee, i.e. grandee
of the realm, which has precedence over all other feudatories. Very often a single inheritance includes a whole list of ducal and other titles:
Grandee
Grandee is the word used to render in English the Iberic high aristocratic title Grande , used by the Spanish nobility; Portuguese nobility, and Brazilian nobility....
of the realm, which has precedence over all other feudatories. Very often a single inheritance includes a whole list of ducal and other titles:
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Duchy of Cantabria The Duchy of Cantabria was a march created by the Visigoths in northern Spain to watch their border with the Cantabrians and Basques. Its precise extension is unclear but seems likely that it included Cantabria, parts of Northern Castile and La Rioja.... Duke of Dato The Dukedom of Dato is a Spanish dukedom created on 21 March 1921. King Alfonso XIII of Spain created the Dukedom for María de Barrenechea whose husband, Eduardo Dato e Iradier, Prime Minister of Spain, had been assassinated on 8 March 1921.-Succession:... Duke of Escalona Duke of Escalona is a Spanish noble title given by Henry IV of Castile in 1472 to Juan Pacheco, first Marquis of Villena.The name Escalona refers to the village Escalona del Alberche, in the Province of Toledo.... Duke of Feria The Duke of Feria is a Spanish title.It has been held by:*Don Gomez Suarez de Figueroa of Cordova, Duke of Feria*Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, Duke of Feria*Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, 3rd Duke of Feria... Duke of Franco Duke of Franco is a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility. The dukedom was created in 1975 by King Juan Carlos and bestowed upon Carmen, the daughter and only child of Spain's Caudillo, General Francisco Franco. Together with the dukedom, she received a Coat of Arms of new creation... Duke of Gandia The hereditary Spanish title duke of Gandía was created in 1485 by Ferdinand II of Aragon from the original Italian title "duke of Candia" belonging to the Italian Stato di Mare or Italian Kingdoms of the Mediterranean Sea; originally granted around 1206 to a Genoan marquis member of the House of... Duke of Hernani Duke of Hernani is a Spanish noble title. It was created on 11 August 1914 by King Alfonso XIII of Spain and conferred upon his relative, Manfredo, 3rd Duke of Ansola, 2nd Marquis of Antarfe.... |
Dukes of Medina Sidonia The dukes of Medina Sidonia are grandees of Spain, holding the oldest dukedom extant in the kingdom, first awarded by King John II of Castile in 1455... Duke of Medinaceli Duke of Medinaceli is a Spanish noble title given to Luis de la Cerda y de la Vega on 31 October 1479, by the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon when the old title of Count of Medinaceli, awarded to his grandfather, Bernal de Foix, in 1368, whereby was transformed... Duke of Moctezuma de Tultengo Duke of Moctezuma de Tultengo is a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility held by a line of descendants of Emperor Moctezuma II, the ninth Tlatoani, or ruler, of Tenochtitlan. Since 1766 the title has been attached to a Grandeza de España, or a place in the Spanish peerage — the highest honor... |
Duchess of Palma de Mallorca Duchess of Palma de Mallorca is a noble title granted for life by King Juan Carlos I of Spain for his daughter, Infanta Cristina, on 26 September 1997 by her marriage to Iñaki Urdangarin.- Dukes of Palma de Mallorca :... |
Duke of Suárez Duke of Suárez is a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility. The dukedom was bestowed by King Juan Carlos on Adolfo Suárez in 1981, following his resignation as Spanish Prime Minister, in recognition of his role in the Spanish transition to democracy... Dukedom of la Torre Duke of la Torre is a hereditary ducal title in the spanish nobility, which holds a grandeeship of Spain 1st Class... Duke of Uceda Duke of Uceda, was a Spanish noble title, created on May 16 1610, by King Philip III of Spain, in favour of Cristóbal Gómez de Sandoval Rojas y de la Cerda.... |