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Don

Don (honorific)

Don, from Latin dominus, is an honorific in Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian . The female equivalent is Doña , Dona , and Donna , abbreviated "Dª" or simply "D."-Usage:...

 Rafael de Medina y Abascal, 20th Duke of Feria, Grandee of Spain (rafaˈel de meˈðina i aβaˈskal) (born 25 September 1978) is the son of the late 19th Duke of Feria and the Spanish top-model Nati Abascal

Nati Abascal

Natividad Abascal y Romero-Toro , more commonly known as Nati Abascal , is a Spanish socialite and a former fashion model...

. He belongs to one of the most important families of Spain, the House of Medinaceli

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...

, being grandson of Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli

Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli

Doña Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Henestrosa, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli, Grandee of Spain, , was born in Madrid, on April 16, 1917...

, and is a descendant of King Ferdinand I of Aragon

Ferdinand I of Aragon

Ferdinand I called of Antequera and also the Just or the Honest) was king of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica and king of Sicily, duke of Athens and Neopatria, and count of Barcelona, Roussillon and Cerdanya...

.

Background

Don Rafael studied Finance in Washington and in New York. He subsequently worked for the company Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse

The Credit Suisse Group AG is a Swiss multinational financial services company headquartered in Zurich, with more than 250 branches in Switzerland and operations in more than 50 countries.-History:...

. In 2002, he succeeded his father to the dukedom of Feria at the age of 23 years, therefore becoming one of the youngest dukes in the Spanish nobility. In 2007 he gave up his job to launch a project named Scalpers, a fashion line for men. Don Rafael is a celebrated member of the Spanish aristocracy and jet-set, entering the Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair (magazine)

Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...

s International Best Dressed List

International Best Dressed List

The International Best Dressed List was founded by fashionista Eleanor Lambert in 1940 as an attempt to boost the reputation of American fashion at the time.People who have been on the list include from A to Z:-The International Hall of Fame: Women:...

 in 2007. The Duke currently resides in Madrid.

Ancestry

Styles

• The Most Excellent
  The Most Excellent
  The Most Excellent is an honorific prefix that is traditionally applied to certain people in Spain and certain Spanish-speaking countries...
  
  Don Rafael de Medina y Abascal (1978 - 2002)
• The Most Excellent The Duke of Feria (2002 -)