Dukedom of San Fernando Luis | |
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Creation date | 7 February 1816 |
Created by | Ferdinand VII |
Peerage | Peerage of Spain |
First holder | Anne-Adrien-Pierre de Montmorency-Laval, 1st Duke of San Fernando Luis |
Present holder | Antoine de Lévis-Mirepoix, 7th Duke of San Fernando Luis [1] |
Duke of San Fernando Luis (Spanish : Duque de San Fernando Luis) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1816 by Ferdinand VII to Anne-Adrien-Pierre de Montmorency-Laval, for his efforts as Ambassador in Spain during the Bourbon Restoration. [2] [3]
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