This is a list of the 149 present and extant royal and non-royal dukes in the peerage of the Kingdom of Spain.
The oldest six titles – created between 1380 and 1476 – were Duke of Medina Sidonia (1380), Duke of Alburquerque (1464), Duke of Segorbe (1469), Duke of Alba (1472), Duke of Escalona (1472), and Duke of Infantado (1475).
Spanish dukes have precedence over other ranks of Spanish nobility, nowadays all holding the court rank of Grande de España , i.e. Grandee of the Realm. The only exception to this is the Dukedom of Fernandina, which due to a series of complex rehabilitation processes was never recognised with such title. [1]
Title | Year of creation | Arms | Current holder | Houses |
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Duke of Abrantes | 1642 | José Manuel de Zuleta y Alejandro [2] | Láncastre, Carvajal, Zuleta | |
Duke of Ahumada | 1836 | Francisco Chico de Guzmán y Girón [3] | Girón, Guzmán | |
Duke of Alba de Tormes | 1472 | Carlos Fitz-James Stuart y Martínez de Irujo [4] | Toledo, Silva, FitzJames-Stuart | |
Duke of Alburquerque | 1464 | Juan Miguel Osorio y Bertrán de Lis [5] | la Cueva, Osorio | |
Duke of Alcalá de los Gazules | 1558 | Victoria Elisabeth de Hohenlohe-Langenburg y Schmidt-Polex [6] | Ribera, Enríquez, la Cerda, Córdoba | |
Duke of la Alcudia | 1792 | Carlos Ruspoli y Álvarez de las Asturias Bohorques [7] | Godoy, Ruspoli | |
Duke of Algeciras | 1906 | Carlos López de Carrizosa y Mitjans [8] | Castro, Hoyos, Carrizosa | |
Duke of Algete | 1728 | Juan Miguel Osorio y Bertrán de Lis [9] | Moscoso, Zayas, Osorio, Villavicencio, Osorio | |
Duke of Aliaga | 1487 | Luis Martínez de Irujo y Hohenlohe-Langenburg [10] | Híjar, Silva, FitzJames-Stuart, Martínez de Irujo | |
Duke of Almazán | 1698 | Natalia Ruth Mariátegui y Muro [11] | Abarca, Silva, Mariátegui, FitzJames-Stuart | |
Duke of Almazán de Saint Priest | 1830 | Béatrice Marguerite Marie-Thérèse de Castellane [12] | Castellane | |
Duke of Almenara Alta | 1830 | María Soledad Martorell y Castillejo [13] | Fivaller, Martorell | |
Duke of Almodóvar del Río | 1780 | Alfonso de Hoyos y Fernández de Córdoba [14] | Luján, Centelles, Fernández de Córdoba, Hoces, Sánchez, Hoyos | |
Duke of Almodóvar del Valle | 1871 | Alfonso Martel y Fonseca [15] | Martel, Rosales | |
Duke of Amalfi | 1642 | Íñigo de Seoane y García [16] | Fuster, Zayas, Cotoner, Seoane | |
Duke of Andría | 1904 | Teresa Roca de Togores y Bustos [17] | Bustos, Togores | |
Duke of Ansola | 1887 | María Cecilia Walford Hawkins y de Borbón [18] | Borbón, Walford | |
Duke of Arco | 1715 | Mercedes Falcó y de Anchorena [19] | Manrique de Lara, Lasso de la Vega, Solís, Osorio, Falcó | |
Duke of Arcos | 1493 | María Cristina de Ulloa y Solís-Beaumont [20] | Ponce de León, Pimentel, Téllez-Girón, Brunetti, Solís-Beaumont | |
Duke of Arévalo del Rey | 1903 | Juan Pablo de Lojendio y Pardo-Manuel de Villena [21] | Pardo-Manuel de Villena, Lojendio | |
Duke of Arión | 1725 | Joaquín Fernández de Córdoba y Hohenlohe-Langenburg [22] | Zúñiga, Pimentel, Velasco, Pacheco, Córdoba | |
Duke of Arjona | 1902 | Cayetano Martínez de Irujo y FitzJames-Stuart [23] | FitzJames-Stuart, Martínez de Irujo | |
Duke of Atrisco | 1708 | Adelaida Barón y Carral [24] | Sarmiento de Valladares, Guzmán, Osorio de Moscoso, Bauffremont, Barón | |
Duke of Aveyro | 1681 | Marta Carvajal y López-Chicheri | Carvajal | |
Duke of Baena | 1566 | María Cristina Ruiz de Arana y Marone-Cinzano [25] | Fernández de Córdoba, Arana | |
Duke of Bailén | 1833 | Francisco Javier Cavero de Carondelet y Christou [26] | Castaños, Carondelet, Fernández de Córdoba, Cavero | |
Duke of Béjar | 1485 | Pedro de Alcántara Roca de Togores y Salinas [27] | Zúñiga, Pimentel, Téllez-Girón, Roca de Togores | |
Duke of Benavente | 1473 | Ángela María de Solís-Beaumont y Téllez-Girón [28] | Pimentel, Téllez-Girón | |
Duke of Berwick | 1707 | Carlos Fitz-James Stuart y Martínez de Irujo [29] | Fitz-James Stuart | |
Duke of Bivona | 1865 | Manuel Falcó y Anchorena [30] | Álvarez de Toledo, Falcó | |
Duke of Bournonville | 1717 | Álvaro de Silva y Mora [31] | Bournonville, Silva | |
Duke of Camiña | 1619 | Victoria Elisabeth de Hohenlohe-Langenburg y Schmidt-Polex [32] | Meneses, Portocarrero, Moncada, Córdoba | |
Duke of Canalejas | 1913 | José Manuel Canalejas y Huertas [33] | Fernández | |
Duke of Cánovas del Castillo | 1901 | Fernando Fernández de Córdova y Hohenlohe [34] | Cánovas del Castillo, Arión | |
Duke of Cardona | 1482 | Casilda Ghisla Guerrero-Burgos y Fernández de Córdoba [35] | Cardona, Aragón, la Cerda, Córdoba, | |
Duke of Castillejos | 1871 | Blanca Muntadas-Prim y Desvalls [36] | Prim | |
Duke of Castro-Enríquez | 1858 | Íñigo de Arróspide y Valera [37] | Álvarez | |
Duke of Castro-Terreño | 1825 | Ana Sánchez-Navarro y Quintana [38] | Nadal | |
Duke of Ciudad Real | 1613 | Alexander Gonzalo von Hohenlohe-Langenburg [39] | Idiáquez, Pimentel, Orozco, Osorio, Salabert, Córdoba | |
Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo | 1812 | Charles Wellesley [40] | Wellesley | |
Duke of la Conquista | 1847 | Alfonso Miguel de Egaña y Huerta [41] | Castro, Villaroel, Quindós, Arenillas | |
Duke of Dato | 1921 | María del Pilar Espinosa de los Monteros y Sainz-Tovar [42] | Dato, Espinosa de los Monteros | |
Duke of Denia | 1882 | Victoria Elisabeth de Hohenlohe-Langenburg y Schmidt-Polex [43] | Córdoba | |
Duke of Dúrcal | 1885 | María Cristina Patiño y Borbón [44] | Borbón | |
Duke of Elío | 1875 | Inés de Elío y Gaztelu [45] | Elío | |
Duke of Escalona | 1472 | Francisco de Borja de Soto y Moreno-Santamaría [46] | Pacheco, Velasco, Girón, Martorell, Soto | |
Duke of Estremera | 1568 | María de la Asunción de Bustos y Marín [47] | Mendoza | |
Duke of Feria | 1567 | Rafael de Medina y Abascal [48] | Figueroa, Córdoba, Feria | |
Duke of Fernán Núñez | 1817 | Manuel Falcó y Anchorena [49] | Gutiérrez de los Ríos, Solís, Falcó | |
Duke of Fernández-Miranda | 1977 | Enrique Fernández-Miranda y Lozana [50] | Fernández-Miranda | |
Duke of Fernandina | 1559 | Alonso Enrique González De Gregorio y Viñamata [51] | Álvarez de Toledo | |
Duke of Francavilla | 1555 | Jaime de Arteaga y Martín [52] | Mendoza, Silva, Toledo, Arteaga | |
Duke of Frías | 1492 | Francisco de Borja de Soto y Moreno-Santamaría [53] | Velasco, Soto | |
Duke of Galisteo | 1871 | Juan José Mesía y Medina [54] | Fitz-James Stuart, Mesía del Barco | |
Duke of Gandía | 1485 | Arnaud Henry Salas-Perez [55] | Borja, Alfonso-Pimentel, Téllez-Girón, Solís-Beaumont | |
Duke of Gor | 1803 | Mauricio Álvarez de las Asturias Bohorques y Silva [56] | Álvarez de las Asturias Bohorques | |
Duke of Granada de Ega | 1729 | Juan Alfonso Martos y Azlor de Aragón [57] | Idiáquez, Aragón-Azlor, Martos | |
Duke of Grimaldi | 1777 | José Joaquín Márquez y Pries [58] | Grimaldi, Patiño, Márquez | |
Duke of Hernani | 1914 | Margarita de Borbón y Borbón [59] | ||
Duke of Híjar | 1483 | Alfonso Martínez de Irujo y Fitz-James Stuart [60] | ||
Duke of Hornachuelos | 1868 | José Ramón de Hoces y Elduayen [61] | ||
Duke of Huéscar | 1563 | Fernando Juan Fitz-James Stuart y de Solís [62] | ||
Duke of Huete | 1474 | Alfonso de Bustos y Donate [63] | ||
Duke of Infantado | 1475 | Almudena Arteaga y del Álcazar [64] | ||
Duke of las Torres | 1907 | Mónica de Figueroa y Cernuda [65] | ||
Duke of Lécera | 1493 | Leticia de Silva y Allende [66] | ||
Duke of Lerma | 1599 | Fernando Larios y Fernández de Córdoba [67] | ||
Duke of Linares | 1667 | Álvaro Zuleta de Reales y Ansaldo [68] | ||
Duke of Liria and Jérica | 1707 | Carlos Fitz-James Stuart y Martínez de Irujo [69] | ||
Duke of Lugo | 1995 | Elena de Borbón y Grecia [70] | ||
Duke of Luna | 1495 | Javier Azlor de Aragón y Ramírez de Haro [71] | ||
Duke of Mandas y Villanueva | 1614 | Ricardo Ignacio Rafael de la Huerta y Ozores [72] | ||
Duke of Maqueda | 1529 | María del Pilar Paloma de Casanova-Cárdenas y Barón [73] | ||
Duke of Marchena | 1885 | Juan Jacobo Walford-Hawkins y Borbón [74] | ||
Duke of Maura | 1930 | Ramiro Pérez-Maura y de la Peña [75] | ||
Duke of Medina de las Torres | 1625 | José María Ruiz de Bucesta y Osorio de Moscoso [76] | ||
Duke of Medina de Rioseco | 1538 | María Asunción Latorre y Téllez-Girón [77] | ||
Duke of Medina Sidonia | 1380 | Leoncio Alonso González de Gregorio y Álvarez de Toledo [78] | ||
Duke of Medinaceli | 1479 | Victoria Elisabeth de Hohenlohe-Langenburg y Schmidt-Polex [79] | ||
Duke of Miranda | 1664 | Javier de Silva y Mendaro [80] | ||
Duke of Moctezuma de Tultengo | 1627 | Juan José Marcilla de Teruel-Moctezuma y Valcárcel [81] | ||
Duke of Montalto | 1507 | Ricardo de Bustos y Martorell [82] | ||
Duke of Montealegre | 1633 | Isidro Castillejo y Bermúdez de Castro [83] | ||
Duke of Monteleón | 1527 | José María Pignatelli de Aragón y Burgos [84] | ||
Duke of Montellano | 1705 | Carla Pía Falcó y Medina [85] | ||
Duke of Montemar | 1735 | Tatiana Osorio de Moscoso y Sánchiz [86] | ||
Duke of Montoro | 1660 | Eugenia Martínez de Irujo y FitzJames-Stuart [87] | ||
Duke of Nájera | 1482 | Juan Travesedo y Colón de Carvajal [88] | ||
Duke of Nemi | 1828 | Giovanni Angelo Theodoli-Braschi [89] | ||
Duke of Noblejas | 1829 | Antonio de Egaña y Barrenechea [90] | ||
Duke of Nochera | 1656 | Filippo Balbo Bertone di Sambuy [91] | ||
Duke of Olivares | 1625 | Carlos Fitz-James Stuart y Martínez de Irujo [92] | ||
Duke of Osuna | 1562 | Ángela María de Solís-Beaumont y Téllez-Girón [93] | ||
Duke of Palata | 1646 | Alfonso de Urzáiz y Azlor de Aragón [94] | ||
Duke of Parcent | 1914 | Juan Granzow de la Cerda y Roca de Togores [95] | ||
Duke of Parque | 1780 | María Rosa Osorio y Malcampo [96] | ||
Duke of Pastrana | 1572 | José María de la Blanca Finat y Bustos [97] | ||
Duke of Peñaranda de Duero | 1608 | Jacobo Hernando Fitz-James Stuart y Gómez [98] | ||
Duke of Pinohermoso | 1907 | Alfonso María de Barrera y Pérez de Seoane [99] | ||
Duke of Plasencia | 1476 | María de Gracia de Solís-Beaumont y Téllez-Girón [100] | ||
Duke of Prim | 1871 | María de los Ángeles Muntadas-Prim y Lafita [101] | ||
Duke of Regla | 1859 | Justo Fernández del Valle y Cervantes [102] | ||
Duke of Riánsares | 1844 | María de la Consolación Muñoz y Santa Marina [103] | ||
Duke of Rivas | 1641 | José Sainz y Armada [104] | ||
Duke of la Roca | 1793 | Jacobo Hernando Fitz-James Stuart y Gómez [105] | ||
Duke of Rubí | 1920 | Valeriano Weyler y González [106] | ||
Duke of San Carlos | 1780 | Álvaro Fernández de Villaverde y Silva [107] | ||
Duke of San Fernando de Quiroga | 1815 | Rafael Ignacio Melgarejo y de la Peña [108] | ||
Duke of San Fernando Luis | 1816 | Antoine de Lévis-Mirepoix [109] | ||
Duke of San Lorenzo de Valhermoso | 1794 | María Cristina Osorio y Malcampo [110] | ||
Duke of San Miguel | 1625 | Juan Bautista Castillejo y Oriol [111] | ||
Duke of San Pedro de Galatino | 1621 | Teresa de Medinilla y Bernales [112] | ||
Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor | 1625 | María Cristina Ruiz de Arana y Marone-Cinzano [113] | ||
Duke of Santa Cristina | 1830 | Miguel Márquez y Osorio [114] | ||
Duke of Santa Elena | 1917 | Alfonso Gonzalo de Borbón y Sánchiz [115] | ||
Duke of Santángelo | 1497 | Luis María Gonzaga de Casanova-Cárdenas y Barón [116] | ||
Duke of Santisteban del Puerto | 1738 | Victoria Medina y Conradi [117] | ||
Duke of Santo Buono | 1958 | Juan Pedro del Alcázar y Gómez-Acebo [118] | ||
Duke of Santo Mauro | 1890 | Álvaro Fernández-Villaverde y Silva [119] | ||
Duke of Santoña | 1875 | Juan Manuel Mitjans y Domecq [120] | ||
Duke of Segorbe | 1469 | Ignacio Medina y Fernández de Córdoba [121] | ||
Duke of Seo de Urgel | 1891 | Arsenio Vilallonga y Martínez de Campos [122] | ||
Duke of Sessa | 1507 | Gonzalo Barón y Gavito [123] | ||
Duke of Seville | 1823 | Francisco de Paula de Borbón y Escasany [124] | ||
Duke of Solferino | 1717 | Carlos Luis Llanza y Domecq [125] | ||
Duke of Soma | 1502 | José María Ruiz de Bucesta y Osorio de Moscoso [126] | ||
Duke of Soria | 1981 | Margarita de Borbón y Borbón [127] | ||
Duke of Sotomayor | 1703 | Carlos Martínez de Irujo y Crespo [128] | ||
Duke of Suárez | 1981 | Alejandra Romero y Suárez [129] | ||
Duke of Sueca | 1804 | Luis Carlos Ruspoli y Sánchiz [130] | Godoy, Ruspoli | |
Duke of T'Serclaes | 1856 | José María Pérez de Guzmán y Martínez de Campos [131] | ||
Duke of Talavera de la Reina | 1914 | Álvaro de Silva y Mazorra [132] | ||
Duke of Tamames | 1805 | Juan José Mesía y Medina [133] | ||
Duke of Tarancón | 1847 | Juan Parra y Villate [134] | ||
Duke of Tarifa | 1886 | Victoria Elisabeth de Hohenlohe-Langenburg y Schmidt-Polex [135] | ||
Duke of Terranova | 1502 | Gonzalo de la Cierva y Moreno [136] | ||
Duke of Tetuán | 1860 | Hugo O'Donnell y Duque de Estrada [137] | ||
Duke of la Torre | 1862 | Carlos Martínez de Campos y Carulla [138] | ||
Duke of Tovar | 1906 | Alfonso Figueroa y Melgar [139] | ||
Duke of Uceda | 1610 | Pilar Latorre y Téllez-Girón [140] | ||
Duke of la Unión de Cuba | 1847 | Rocío Bernaldo de Quirós y Coca [141] | ||
Duke of Valencia | 1847 | Abigaíl Narváez y Rodríguez-Arias [142] | ||
Duke of la Vega | 1557 | Ángel Colón de Carvajal y Mandalúniz [143] | ||
Duke of Veragua | 1537 | Cristóbal Colón de Carvajal y Gorosábel [144] | ||
Duke of la Victoria | 1839 | Pablo Montesino-Espartero y Velasco [145] | ||
Duke of Victoria de las Amezcoas | 1836 | Francisco Javier de Oraá y Moyúa [146] | ||
Duke of Villahermosa | 1476 | Álvaro de Urzáiz y Azlor de Aragón [147] | ||
Duke of Vista Alegre | 1876 | Fernando María Sánchez de Toca y Martín [148] | ||
Duke of Vistahermosa | 1879 | Cristóbal García-Loygorri y Urzáiz [149] | ||
Duke of Zaragoza | 1834 | Manuel Álvarez de Toledo y Mencos [150] | ||
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.
Grandee is an official aristocratic title conferred on some Spanish nobility. Holders of this dignity enjoyed similar privileges to those of the peerage of France during the Ancien Régime, though in neither country did they have the significant constitutional political role the House of Lords gave to the Peerage of England, of Great Britain and of the United Kingdom. A "Grandee of Spain" nonetheless enjoyed greater social privileges than those of other similar European dignities.
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 Alburquerque is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1464 by Henry IV to Beltrán de la Cueva, his "royal favourite" and grand master of the Order of Santiago. It makes reference to the town of Alburquerque in Badajoz, Spain.
Duke of Cardona is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee. The title was granted in 1482 by Ferdinand II to Juan Ramón Folch de Cardona, 5th Count of Cardona, as an elevation to dukedom. It was originally granted as "Viscount of Cardona" and later elevated to "Count of Cardona", as a noble title in the 15th century to members of the Catalan family known as "Folch de Cardona".
Duke of Uceda is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1610 by Philip III to Cristóbal Gómez de Sandoval, who succeeded his father Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma as the king's favourite.
Duke of la Torre is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1862 by Isabella II to Francisco Serrano, Count consort of San Antonio, in acknowledgement of his loyalty during his time as Captain General of Cuba.
María del Pilar González de Gregorio y Álvarez de Toledo, also known as Pilar Medina Sidonia, is a Spanish noblewoman, writer and socialite, who had been the former 15th Duchess of Fernandina between 1993 and 2012, until her title was revoked as a result of a legal battle with her nephew. Born in Madrid, she is the daughter of Leoncio González de Gregorio y Martí and his wife Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia. Her main seat of residence is at González de Gregorio Palace, in Quintana Redonda, Soria. Pilar is a writer, and is the author of many articles and a novel, titled Nápoles 23. Since 2011, Pilar has served as chairman of Christie's Spain.
Leoncio Alonso González de Gregorio y Álvarez de Toledo, 22nd Duke of Medina Sidonia, GE is a Spanish aristocrat and historian. Born in Madrid, Medina Sidonia is the eldest son of Leoncio González de Gregorio y Martí and his wife Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia. The Duke is Professor of History at the University of Castile-La Mancha and of the Diplomatic School of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.
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.
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.
Duke of Aliaga is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1487 by Ferdinand II to Juan Fernández de Híjar, Count of Aliaga, Duke of Híjar and later also Duke of Lécera.
Duke of 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.
Duke of Santángelo is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1497 by the Catholic Monarchs to "El Gran Capitán", a general who negotiated the Surrender of Granada and led the Spanish to victory in the Italian Wars. It is a victory title, making reference to the town of Città Sant'Angelo in the Province of Pescara, Italy.
Duke of San Miguel is a hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1625 by Philip IV to Juan Gravina y Cruyllas, viceroy of Sicily.
Duke of Tamames is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1805 by Charles IV to Antonio María Mesía del Barco, 22nd Lord of Tamames and 7th Marquess of Campollano.
Duke of Santisteban del Puerto is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1738 by Philip V to Manuel de Benavides, 10th Count of Santisteban del Puerto and Brigadier of the Spanish Army.
Duke of Medina de las Torres 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. A few days later, the king granted him the Dukedom of Sanlúcar la Mayor.