Duke of Alburquerque

Not to be confused with Duke of Albuquerque.
Dukedom of Alburquerque
Creation date20 August 1464
Created byHenry IV
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderBeltrán de la Cueva y Alfonso de Mercado, 1st Duke of Alburquerque
Present holderJuan Miguel Osorio y Beltrán de Lis, 19th Duke of Alburquerque[1]
Juan Miguel Osorio y Bertrán de Lis, 19th Duke of Alburquerque

Duke of Alburquerque (Spanish: Duque de 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.[2][3] It makes reference to the town of Alburquerque in Badajoz, Spain.

Dukes of Alburquerque

  1. Beltrán de la Cueva, 1st Duke of Alburquerque (1464–1492)
  2. Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque (1492–1526)
  3. Beltrán de la Cueva, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque (1526–1560)
  4. Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 4th Duke of Alburquerque (1560–1563)
  5. Gabriel de la Cueva, 5th Duke of Alburquerque (1563–1571)
  6. Beltrán III de la Cueva y Castilla, 6th Duke of Alburquerque (1571–1612), Viceroy of Aragón
  7. Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 7th Duke of Alburquerque (1612–1637)
  8. Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque (1637–1676), Viceroy of New Spain
  9. Melchor Fernández de la Cueva y Enríquez de Cabrera, 9th Duke of Alburquerque (1676–1686)
  10. Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque (1686–1733), Viceroy of New Spain
  11. Francisco VI Fernández de la Cueva y de la Cerda, 11th Duke of Alburquerque (1733–1757)
  12. Pedro Miguel de la Cueva y Guzmán, 12th Duke of Alburquerque (1757–1762)
  13. Miguel de la Cueva y Enríquez de Navarra, 13th Duke of Alburquerque (1762–1803), Viceroy of Aragón
  14. José María de la Cueva, 14th Duke of Alburquerque (1803–1811)
  15. Nicolás Osorio y Zayas, 15th Duke of Alburquerque (1830–1866)
  16. José Osorio y Silva, 16th Duke of Alburquerque (1866–1909)
  17. Miguel Osorio y Martos, 17th Duke of Alburquerque (1910–1942)
  18. Beltrán Alfonso Osorio, 18th Duke of Alburquerque (1942–1994)
  19. Juan Miguel Osorio y Bertrán de Lis, 19th Duke of Alburquerque (born 1958), the current holder of the ducal title.

See also

References

  1. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 24 November 1994
  2. ^ Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España, Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Ediciones Hidalguía, Vol. 50 (Madrid, 2018)
  3. ^ Search of title "Alburquerque, duque de"