The Spanish nobility are people who possess a title of nobility confirmed by the Spanish Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes, as well as those individuals appointed to one of Spain's three highest orders of knighthood: the Order of the Golden Fleece, the Order of Charles III and the Order of Isabella the Catholic. Some members of the Spanish nobility possess various titles that may be inherited or not, but the creation and recognition of titles is legally the prerogative of the monarchy of Spain.
Beltrán Alfonso Osorio y Díez de Rivera, 18th Duke of Alburquerque, GE, OSL, also known as the 'Iron Duke' of Alburquerque, was a Spanish peer and jockey. A profound monarchist, he was a close friend and confidant of the heir to the throne of Spain, the Count of Barcelona, who he served as the Head of his Household from 1954 to 1993.
Duke of Villahermosa is a hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1476 by John II to Alfonso de Aragón, a half-brother of Ferdinand II.
Duke of Escalona is a hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1472 by Henry IV to Juan Pacheco, 1st Marquess of Villena.
Count of Mayalde is a noble title created in 1596 by King Philip II of Spain for Juan de Borja y Castro son of Saint Francis Borgia, 1st Marquis of Lombay.
Marquess of Lombay is a noble title created by King Charles V of Spain in favor of Saint Francis Borgia Grandee of Spain, Duke of Gandia. on 7 July 1530.
Count of Elda is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1577 by Philip II to Juan Coloma, who was Viceroy of Sardinia.
Duke of Mandas y Villanueva, commonly known as Duke of Mandas, is a title of Spanish nobility that is accompanied by the dignity of Grandee of Spain. It was granted along with the Marquessate of Terranova to Pedro Maza de Lizana on 23 December 1614 by king Philip III.
Count of Maceda is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1654 by Philip IV to Alonso de Lanzós, Lord of Maceda and knight of the Order of Santiago.
Count of Baños is an hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1621 by Philip IV to Sancho Martínez de Leyva, iure uxoris Marquess of Leyva and knight of the Order of Santiago.
Count of Villada is a hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, granted in 1625 by Philip IV to Enrique Pimentel, a Spanish statesman who was son of the 2nd Marquess of Távara.
Eduardo de Figueroa y Alonso-Martínez, 8th Count of Yebes was a Spanish aristocrat, architect, politician and writer. He was a member of parliament for Barbastro, fellow of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando and president of the National Board of Trophy Hunting Homologation.
Marquess of Laula is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, granted in 1543 by Charles I to Adán Centurión Ultramarino, Lieutenant General of the Galleys of Spain. It was bestowed along with the titles of "Marquess of Monte de Vay" and "Marquess of Vivola".
Marquess of San Damián is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, granted in 1606 by Philip III to Alonso de Idiázquez, viceroy of Navarre and knight of the Order of Santiago. It was bestowed along with the titles of Duke of Ciudad Real and Count of Aramayona.
Marquess of Villabrágima is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, granted in 1693 by Charles II to Baltasar Enríquez de Cabrera, knight of the Order of Santiago and grandson of the Duke of Medina de Rioseco.
Count of Dehesa de Velayos, commonly known as Count of Velayos is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, granted in 1709 by Philip V to Fernando de Torres, governor of Potosí in the Viceroyalty of Peru.
Marquess of Villamejor is a hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, granted in 1718 by Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor to José Antonio de Torres Mesía, once he had renounced the throne of Spain following the War of Spanish Succession. The title was confirmed in the peerage of Spain in 1726 by Philip V.
Count of San Esteban de Cañongo is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, granted in 1816 by Ferdinand VII to Agustín José Ramón Valdés, colonel of the cavalry militias of Habana.
Count of la Mejorada is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, granted in 1617 by Philip III to Antonio de Padilla, mayor of the fortresses of Martos and Alhama, two important enclaves of the Order of Calatrava during the Reconquista.
Vicente Joaquín Osorio de Moscoso y Guzmán, 11th Count of Altamira, GE, was a Spanish peer, politician and diplomat who served as Consejero de Estado and president of the Junta Central during the reign of Charles IV. He was also ambassador in Vienna and Turin.
