Duke of Nájera

Coat of arms of the duke of Nájera

Duke of Nájera (Spanish: Duque de Nájera) is a hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, which was bestowed by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain on 30 August 1482 to Don Pedro Manrique de Lara, II Count of Treviño and Ricohombre de Castilla, as a reward for his services to the Crown. By birth, he was member of an old Castilian House of Lara. In 1520, King Charles I supplemented the title of Duke with that of Grandee of Spain.

The title refers to the town of Nájera in the La Rioja region.

The Dukes of Nájera ruled Nájera until the year 1600, when the last Duke in the male line died without a son. The title passed to his daughter Luisa.

Dukes of Nájera

Holder Period Remarks
Created by the Catholic Monarchs
i Pedro Manrique de Lara y Sandoval 1482–1515
ii Antonio Manrique de Lara y Castro 1515–1535 son. Order of the Golden Fleece
iii Juan Esteban Manrique de Lara y Cardona 1535–1558 son. Order of the Golden Fleece
iv Juan Esteban Manrique de Lara Acuña y Manuel 1558–1600 son. Viceroy of Valencia
v Luisa Manrique de Lara y Girón 1600–1627 daughter. Married Bernardino de Cárdenas, 3rd Duke of Maqueda
vi Jorge de Cárdenas y Manrique de Lara 1627–1644 son. Governor of Oran
vii Jaime Manuel de Cárdenas Manrique de Lara 1644–1652 brother
viii Francisco María de Monserrate Manrique de Cárdenas y Lara 1652–1656 son. No issue
ix Teresa Antonia Hurtado de Mendoza y Manrique de Cárdenas 1656–1657 cousin. No issue
x Antonio de Velasco Manrique de Mendoza Acuña y Tejada 1657–1676 son of her sister Nicolasa
xi Francisco Miguel Manrique de Velasco 1676–1678 son. no issue
xii Nicolasa Manrique de Mendoza Velasco Acuña y Manuel 1678–1709 sister, married Beltrán Vélez de Guevara
xiii Ana Micaela Guevara Manrique de Velasco 1709–1729 daughter, married Gaspar Portocarrero y Bocanegra, Marqués de Almenara
xiv Joaquín María Portocarrero Manrique de Guevara 1729–1731 son, died aged 3.
xv Joaquín Cayetano Ponce de León y Spínola 1731–1743 distant cousin, VIII Duke of Arcos
xvi Manuel Ponce de León y Spínola 1743–1744 brother
xvii Francisco Cayetano Ponce de León y Spínola 1744–1763 brother
xviii Antonio Ponce de León y Spínola 1763–1780 brother, Order of the Golden Fleece
xix María Isidra de la Cruz de la Cerda y Manrique de Lara 1780–1811 distant cousin, married Diego Ventura de Guzmán, Marqués de Montealegre
xx Diego Isidro de Guzmán y de la Cerda 1811–1849 son, Order of the Golden Fleece
xxi Carlos Luis de Guzmán y la Cerda 1850–1880 son
xxii Juan Bautista de Guzmán y Caballero 1881–1890 brother
xxiii José Reinaldo de Guzmán y de la Cerda 1890–1891 brother
xxiv Juan de Zavala y Guzmán 1892–1910 son of his sister and Juan de Zavala (1804–1879)
xxv Luis de Zavala y Guzmán 1911–1913 brother
xxvi María del Pilar de Zavala y Guzmán 1913–1915 sister, married Ventura García-Sancho
xxvii María del Pilar García-Sancho y Zavala 1916–1916 daughter, married Leopoldo de Travesedo Fernández
xxviii Juan Bautista de Travesedo y García-Sancho 1917–1965 son
xxix Juan de Travesedo y Martínez de las Rivas 1967–1996 son
xxx Juan de Travesedo y Colón de Carvajal 2000–actual holder son of his brother

Sources

  • Salazar y Acha, Jaime de (2012). Los Grandes de España (siglos XV-XVI). Ediciones Hidalguía. ISBN 978-84 939313-9-1.
  • Geneanet