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This is a list of the 168 present and extant barons in the peerage of the Kingdom of Spain.
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This is a list of the 168 present and extant barons in the peerage of the Kingdom of Spain.
| Title | Date of creation | Arms | Current holder | Houses |
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| Baron of Maabe | (1780) | Diego-José de Medrano y Esquibel | ||
| Baron of Abella | (1817) |  | Guy Yusupov | |
| Baron of Atzeneta | (1477) | Pablo Tamarit y Corbí | ||
| Baron of Agres y Sella | (1527) | Isabel Calatayud y Sarthou | ||
| Baron of Alacuas | (1627) | María Leonor Trénor y Trénor | ||
| Baron of Albalat de Segart | (1614) | María Asunción de Saavedra y Bes | ||
| Baron of Albi | (1755) | Carlos de Montoliú y Carrasco | ||
| Baron of Alcácer | (1443) | Fernando Núñez-Robres y Escrivá de Romaní | ||
| Baron of Alcalalí y San Juan de Mosquera | (1616) | Soledad Ruiz de Lihory y Sempere | ||
| Baron of Algar del Campo | (1907) | María de la Paz López de Carrizosa y Víctor | ||
| Baron of Algerri | (1541) | Jorge Camps y Galobart | ||
| Baron of Almiserat | (1482) | Luis Alonso y Stuyck | ||
| Baron of Almolda | (1417) | Bárbara de Prat y Guerrero | ||
| Baron of Andaya | (1891) | Fabiola Fernández-Lascoiti y Franco | ||
| Baron of Andilla | Antonio Caro y Santa Cruz | |||
| Baron of Antella | (1568) | Francisco de Paula Faus y Escrivá | ||
| Baron of Antillón | (1414) | Bárbara de Prat y Guerrero | ||
| Baron of las Arenas | (1844) | Carlos del Corral y Lueje | ||
| Baron of Ariza | (1829) | Alfonso Gallego y Anabitarte | ||
| Baron of Ballesteros | (1407) | Fernando San Cristóbal y Pérez | ||
| Baron of Balsareny | (1654) | Ignacio José de Alós y Martín | ||
| Baron of Bellpuig | (1139) | Alfonso Bustos y Pardo Manuel de Villena | ||
| Baron of Benasque | (1909) | Francisco Sáenz de Tejada y Picornell | ||
| Baron of Benedris | (1392) | Carlos Muguiro e Ibarra | ||
| Baron of Benidoleig | (1620) | Fernando Miquel y Benjumea | ||
| Baron of Benifayó | (1615) | Enrique Falcó y Carrión | ||
| Baron of Benimuslem | (1620) | Fernando Ruiz-Valarino y Rodríguez de la Encina | ||
| Baron of Beniomer | (1905) | Marta Manglano y Puig | ||
| Baron of Beniparrell | (1258) | Alfonso Escrivá de Romaní y Mora | ||
| Baron of Beorlegui | (1391) | María Jesús González de Castejón y Moreno | ||
| Baron of Bétera | (1329) | Buenaventura Patiño y Arróspide | ||
| Baron of Bicorp | (1392) | Carlos Muguiro e Ibarra | ||
| Baron of Bigüezal | (1631) | Joaquín Javier Londaiz y Montiel | ||
| Baron of Blancafort | (1771) | Alfonso Moncasi y Masip | ||
| Baron of Bonet | (1901) | Álvaro Amigó y Bengoechea | ||
| Baron of Borriol | (1254) | Alfonso Carlos Gordón y Sanchiz | ||
| Baron of Bugete | (1884) | José Antonio Ortenbach y Cerezo | ||
| Baron of Callosa | (1458) | Diego Crespí de Valldaura y Cardenal | ||
| Baron of Campo de Águilas | (1837) | Beatriz Muñoz de San Pedro y Flores de Lizaur | ||
| Baron of Campo Olivar | (1778) | Fernando Musoles y Martínez-Curt | ||
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