Duke of Benavente

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Dukedom of Benavente
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Creation date28 January 1473
Monarch Henry IV
Peerage Peerage of Spain
First holderRodrigo Alonso Pimentel, 1st Duke of Benavente
Present holderÁngela María de Solís-Beaumont y Téllez-Girón, 18th Duchess of Benavente [1]

Duke of Benavente (Spanish : Duque de Benavente) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1473 by Henry IV to Rodrigo Alonso Pimentel, 4th Count of Benavente. [2] [3]

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Since the Countship of Benavente was not revoked after the concession of the dukedom, the holders of the distinction are technically Count-Dukes of Benavente, similar to the Count-Dukes of Olivares.

Portrait of the 15th Duke by Ramon Soldevila, 1857 Mariano Tellez-Giron y Beaufort Spontin, XII duque de Osuna.JPG
Portrait of the 15th Duke by Ramón Soldevila, 1857

Dukes of Benavente (1473)

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References

  1. Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 30 March 2016
  2. Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España, Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Ediciones Hidalguía, Vol. 50 (Madrid, 2018)
  3. Search of title "Benavente, duque de"