Spanish nobles are persons who possess the legal status of hereditary nobility according to the laws and traditions of the Spanish monarchy and historically also those who held personal nobility as bestowed by one of the three highest orders of knighthood of the kingdom, namely the Order of the Golden Fleece, the Order of Charles III and the Order of Isabella the Catholic. A system of titles and honours of Spain and of the former kingdoms that constitute it make up the Spanish nobility. Some nobles possess various titles that may be inherited, but the creation and recognition of titles is legally a prerogative of the King of Spain.
Leopoldo O'Donnell y Jorris, 1st Duke of Tetuán, GE, was a Spanish general and Grandee who was Prime Minister of Spain on several occasions.
Duke of Tetuán is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1860 by Isabella II to Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Count of Lucena and Prime Minister of Spain for several legislatures between 1856 and 1866.
Hugo O'Donnell y Duque de Estrada, 7th Duke of Tetuán, GE, OM, is a Spanish peer and historian who was the vice president of the International Commission for Maritime History, censor of the Real Academia de la Historia, and elected member of the Royal Historical Society.
Don Carlos Luis Ruspoli y Álvarez de Toledo, de Godoy y Silva-Bazán, dei Principi Ruspoli was a Spanish aristocrat, son of Adolfo Ruspoli y Godoy, 2nd Duke of Alcudia, and wife Dona Rosalia Álvarez de Toledo y Silva-Bazán, de Palafox-Portocarrero y Téllez-Girón.
Don Camilo Carlos Adolfo Ruspoli y Caro, Álvarez de Toledo y Caro, dei Principi Ruspoli was a Spanish aristocrat, son of Carlos Ruspoli, 3rd Duke of Alcudia and Sueca, and first wife Doña María del Carmen Caro y Caro, Álvarez de Toledo y Gomurcio.
The Mexican nobility were a hereditary nobility of Mexico, with specific privileges and obligations determined in the various political systems that historically ruled over the Mexican territory.
Don José Bernardo de Tagle-Bracho y Pérez de la Riva, 1st Marquis of Torre Tagle was a Peruvian aristocrat who had high status in Spain and Peru in the 17th century.
DoñaVictoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Henestrosa, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli, GE was a Spanish noblewoman and Grandee of Spain. She was the head of the Spanish noble House of Medinaceli and patron of the Ducal House of Medinaceli Foundation. In addition to her most senior title of Duchess of Medinaceli, she held an additional 49 other hereditary noble titles during her lifetime, making her the second-most titled noblewoman in Spain, just after Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba. She died in Seville on 18 August 2013, aged 96.
Don Carlos Manuel O'Donnell y Álvarez de Abreu, 2nd Duke of Tetuan Grandee of Spain, 9th Marquis of Altamira and 2nd Count of Lucena was a Spanish noble and politician who served four times as Minister of Foreign Affairs, the name which then received the Spanish Foreign Minister. He was also Mayordomo mayor to King Amadeo I.
Ventura García-Sancho e Ibarrondo, 1st Count of Consuegra better known by his spouse's title Marquess of Aguilar de Campoo, was a Mexican-Spanish nobleman and politician who served twice as Minister of State and as Mayor of Madrid between 1899 and 1900.
Rosa Juliana Sánchez de Tagle y Hidalgo, Marquesa of Torre Tagle was a Peruvian aristocrat who descended from an important and influential Spanish aristocratic family which included the Marquis of Altamira. She also a shares the same ancestor as her husband the Marquis of Torre Tagle, as they both descended from the ancient line of Tagle founded in the Kingdom of Asturias.
Don Pedro Sánchez de Tagle y Pérez Bustamante, 2nd Marquis of Altamira (1661–1723) was a Spanish aristocrat and is known as "The Father of Tequila".
Don Luis Sánchez de Tagle y de la Rasa, 1st Marquis of Altamira was a Spanish aristocrat who gained great wealth and influence in New Spain during the 17th century.
Doña Manuela Sánchez de Tagle y Sánchez de Tagle, 3rd Marchioness of Altamira was a Spanish-Mexican aristocrat.
Doña Luisa Pérez de Tagle y Sánchez de Tagle, 4th Marchioness of Altamira (1715–1736) was a Spanish-Mexican aristocrat and a member of the House of Tagle, one of Spain's most influential noble families during the 16th to the 19th century.
Don Manuel Rodriguez de Albuerne y Pérez de Tagle, 5th Marquis of Altamira (1733–1791) was a Spanish-Mexican aristocrat. He was a member of the House of Tagle, one of Spain and Mexico's most important and influential noble family during the 16th to the 19th century.
Tagle is a Spanish surname originating from a place in Santander province.
Juan O'Donnell y Vargas, 3rd Duke of Tetuán was an influential Spanish politician.
Don Luis Carlos Ruspoli y Sanchiz, Morenés y Núñez-Robres, dei Principi Ruspoli GE is a Spanish aristocrat, and lawyer. He is the son of Luis Ruspoli, 7th Marquis of Boadilla del Monte, and first wife Doña María del Carmen Sanchíz y Núñez-Robres, Arróspide y Rodríguez de Valcárcel, 13th Marchioness of La Casta.
