Adolfo Suárez González, 1st Duke of Suárez was a Spanish lawyer and politician. Suárez was Spain's first democratically elected prime minister since the Second Spanish Republic and a key figure in the country's transition to democracy after the dictatorship of Francisco Franco.
Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee. It was conferred by Ferdinand VII on the British General Arthur Wellesley, then 1st Viscount Wellington, later 1st Duke of Wellington in 1812, after his important victory at the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo that same year, as a victory title. As all dukedoms but one in the peerage of Spain, it has Grandeeship attached.
Duke of Alba de Tormes, commonly known as Duke of Alba, is a title of Spanish nobility that is accompanied by the dignity of Grandee of Spain. In 1472, the title of Count of Alba de Tormes, inherited by García Álvarez de Toledo, was elevated to the title of Duke of Alba de Tormes by King Henry IV of Castile.
Duke of Tetuán is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1860 by Queen Isabella II to General Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Count of Lucena, who had served as the Prime Minister of Spain for several legislatures between 1856 and 1866.
Duke of Suárez is a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility. The dukedom was bestowed by King Juan Carlos on Adolfo Suárez González on 25 February 1981, following his resignation as Spanish Prime Minister, in recognition of his role in the Spanish transition to democracy. The Duke of Suárez is also a Grandee of Spain.
Duke of Fernández-Miranda, is a title for Spanish nobility that is accompanied by the additional honorific dignity of Grandee of Spain. It was granted by Juan Carlos I on 31 May 1977 to Torcuato Fernández-Miranda y Hevia, who played an important role in the Spanish transition to democracy. His political education of then Prince Juan Carlos during the dictatorship of Francoist Spain, and his statesmanship creating transitional laws and a constitution, and in facilitating the referendum and democratic elections after the death of Francisco Franco in 1975, were instrumental in Spain's return to democracy.
María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco, commonly known as Carmen Martínez-Bordiú, is a Spanish aristocrat and social figure.
Duke of Seville is a title of Spanish nobility that was granted in 1823 by King Ferdinand VII of Spain to his nephew, Infante Enrique of Spain. The Dukes of Seville are members of the Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon, and they are also Grandees of Spain.
Duke of Plasencia is a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility. It was granted on 1476 by Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand V of Castile, The Catholic Monarchs, to Álvaro de Zúñiga y Guzmán, 2nd count of Plasencia and also 1st Duke of Béjar, 1st Duke of Arévalo and 1st Count of Bañares, in acknowledgment for his loyalty during the War of Castilian Succession.
Duke of Camiña is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1619 by Philip III to a Portuguese aristocrat, Miguel de Meneses, 2nd Duke of Vila Real in the peerage of Portugal.
Duke of Huéscar is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1563 by Philip II to María Josefa Pimentel, daughter of the Dukes of Benavente, as a gift for her wedding to Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, future Duke of Alba.
Carlos Fitz-James Stuart y Martínez de Irujo, 19th Duke of Alba, GE, is a Spanish aristocrat. He is the head of the House of Alba, one of the most prominent families of the Spanish nobility.
The Dukedom of Primo de Rivera was a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility. The dukedom was posthumously bestowed on José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falangist movement, by General Francisco Franco as head of the Spanish State.
Duke of Fernán Núñez is a hereditary title of nobility in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee. The Countship of Fernán Núñez granted in 1639 to Alonso Gutiérrez de los Ríos was elevated to a dukedom in 1817 in the person of Carlos Gutiérrez de los Ríos, who became the 1st Duke of Fernán Núñez. The accompanying Grandeeship was granted in 1728, prior to being elevated to a Dukedom.
Duke of Algeciras, is a title of Spanish nobility that is accompanied by the dignity of Grandee of Spain. It was granted to Isabel Gutiérrez de Castro in 1906 by Alfonso XIII. The title was granted in honor of the first duchess's late son, Juan Manuel Sanchez y Gutiérrez de Castro, who was married to the Duchess of Almodóvar del Río.
Lord of Meirás was a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1975 by Juan Carlos I to Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés, First Lady of Spain between 1939 and 1975 and wife of Francisco Franco. The title makes reference to the Pazo de Meirás, summer home of Franco in Galicia.
Duke of Montellano is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1705 by Philip V to José de Solís, Count of Montellano, Adelantado of Yucatán and descendant of Francisco de Montejo. It makes reference to the town of Montellano in Seville.
Duke of Estremera is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1538 by Philip II to Ruy Gómez de Silva, 1st Prince of Éboli.
Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1625 by Philip IV to Gaspar de Guzmán, 3rd Count of Olivares and royal favourite to the king.
Duke of Granada de Ega commonly known as Duke of Granada, is a hereditary title in the peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1729 by Philip V to Juan de Idiázquez y Eguía, who was captain general of the Royal Spanish Armies.
