Duke of Bailén

Dukedom of Bailén
Creation date12 June 1833
Created byFerdinand VII
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderFrancisco Javier Castaños y Aragorri, 1st Duke of Bailén
Present holderFrancisco Javier Cavero de Carondelet y Christou, 7th Duke of Bailén[1]

Duke of Bailén (Spanish: Duque de Bailén) is a hereditary title in the peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1833 by Ferdinand VII to Francisco Javier Castaños for his military achievements during the Peninsular War as Captain general of the Royal Spanish Armies,[2] becoming the first man to destroy a Napoleonic army in an open field battle.[3]

It is a victory title, and was bestowed on General Castaños following his successful command at the Battle of Bailén in July 1808.[4][5]

Dukes of Bailén (1833)

Palace of the Dukes of Bailén in San Sebastián

See also

References

  1. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 29 April 2014
  2. ^ Real Academia de la Historia (DBE) Biografías: Francisco Javier Castaño y Aragorri
  3. ^ Vela, texto e ilustraciones, Francisco (2007). La batalla de Bailén, 1808 : el águila derrotada (1a. ed.). Madrid: Almena Ediciones. ISBN 9788496170766.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Hidalgos de España 2018, p. 126.
  5. ^ Search of title "Bailén, duque de"

Bibliography

  • Hidalgos de España, Real Asociación de (2018). Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles. Ediciones Hidalguía. ISBN 978-84-94841-02-6.