Duke of Gandía

Dukedom of Gandía
Creation date20 December 1485
Created byCatholic Monarchs
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderPedro Luis de Borja, 1st Duke of Gandía
Present holderÁngela María de Ulloa y Solís-Beaumont, 20th Duchess of Gandía[1]

Duke of Gandía (Valencian: Ducat de Gandia, IPA: [duˈkad de ɣanˈdi.a]) is a title of Spanish nobility that was first created in 1399 by Martin of Aragon and granted to Alfonso of Aragon and Foix. It has its origin in the lordship of Gandía created in 1323 by James II of Aragon. Later, having no direct descendants, the title passed from the House of Barcelona to the House of Trastámara.

The title was re-established in 1483 by Ferdinand II of Aragon as a favour to Rodrigo Cardinal Borgia for his son Pier Luigi Borgia.[2] The dukedom then went to Pier Luigi's half-brother Giovanni Borgia. He was assassinated, and his young son inherited the title. The fourth duke was the religious figure Francesco Borgia. After the death of his wife, with whom he had a large family, he became a Jesuit.

Dukes of Gandía

House of Aragon

Arms of the dukes of Gandía of the House of Aragon
  • Pedro de Aragón y Anjou, Lord of Gandía (1323–1359)
  1. Alfonso of Aragon and Foix, Lord of Gandía (1359–1399), Duke of Gandia (1399–1412)
  2. Alfonso of Aragon and Eiximenis (1412–1422)
  3. Hugo of Cardona and Gandia (1425–1433)

House of Trastámara

Arms of the House of Trastámara

House of Borja or Borgia

Arms of the dukes of Gandía of the House of Borja or Borgia

On 20 December 1483, the title was re-established by Ferdinand II of Aragon and granted to the House of Borgia, of Spain and Italy.[3]

  1. Pier Luigi de Borgia (Pedro Luis de Borja), 1st duke
  2. Giovanni Borgia (Juan de Borja), 2nd duke
  3. Juan de Borja y Enríquez de Luna, son of Giovanni Borgia, (1495–1543), 3rd duke
  4. Saint Francis Borgia (Francisco de Borja), 4th duke
  5. Carlos de Borja y Aragón, 5th duke
  6. Francisco Tomás de Borja Aragón y Centelles, 6th duke
  7. Francisco Carlos de Borja Aragón y Centelles, 7th duke
  8. Francisco Diego Pascual de Borja Aragón y Centelles, 8th duke
  9. Francisco Carlos de Borja Aragón y Centelles, 9th duke
  10. Pascual Francisco de Borja Aragón y Centelles, 10th duke
  11. Luis Ignacio Francisco Juan de Borja Aragón y Centelles, 11th duke[4]
  12. María Ana Antonia Luisa de Borja Aragón y Centelles, 12th duchess (d. 1748)[5]

House of Pimentel

Arms of the House of Pimentel
  • Francisco de Borja Alfonso Pimentel y Borja
  • María Josefa Pimentel y Téllez-Girón

House of Osuna

Arms of the House of Osuna

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 11 October 2016
  2. ^ Hollingsworth p. 144
  3. ^ 6. Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1 "The Borgias". (Old Catholic Encyclopedia) New York, Robert Appleton Company (a.k.a. The Encyclopedia Press), 1907.
  4. ^ "Luis Ignacio de Borja". Ducal House of Medinaceli Foundation. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Mariana de Borja y Córdoba". Ducal House of Medinaceli Foundation. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  6. ^ Obolensky
  7. ^ "La nieta de la anterior duquesa de Osuna solicita el ducado de Gandía (Granddaughter of former Duchess of Osuna requests the title of the Dukedom of Osuna)" (in Spanish). Monarquía Confidencial. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016. 17th duchess of Arcos
  8. ^ "Real Carta de Sucesión (Royal Charter of Succession in favor of Ángela María de Ulloa y Solís-Beaumont due to the death of her grandmother, doña Ángela María Téllez-Girón y Duque de Estrada)" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) published on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

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