Duke of Alcalá de los Gazules

Duke of Alcalá de los Gazules (Spanish: Duque de Alcalá de los Gazules), commonly known as Duke of Alcalá, is an hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1558 by Philip II to Pedro Afán de Ribera, 3rd Marquess of Tarifa, Lord of Alcalá de los Gazules and Viceroy of Naples and Catalonia.[2][3][4]

Dukedom of Alcalá de los Gazules
Creation date1558
MonarchPhilip II
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderPedro Afán de Ribera y Portocarrero, 1st Duke of Alcalá
Present holderVictoria de Hohenlohe-Langenburg y Schmidt-Polex, 17th Duchess of Alcalá[1]

History

The territory of the dukedom was a part of the Kingdom of Granada until 1264, when it was won by King Alfonso X of Castile. The Granadans had named the castle and its surrounding lands the Qalat at Yazula, Arabic for "Castle of the Gazules", from which its Spanish name is derived.[5]

Dukes of Alcalá de los Gazules
  1. Pedro Afán de Ribera y Portocarrero, 1st Duke of Alcalá[6]
  2. Fernando Enríquez de Ribera y Portocarrero, 2nd Duke of Alcalá
  3. Fernando Afán de Ribera y Téllez-Girón, 3rd Duke of Alcalá
  4. María Afán de Ribera y Moura, 4th Duchess of Alcalá
  5. Ana Francisca Enríquez de Ribera y Portocarrero, 5th Duchess of Alcalá
  6. Juan Francisco de la Cerda y Enríquez de Ribera, 6th Duke of Alcalá
  7. Luis Francisco de la Cerda y Aragón, 7th Duke of Alcalá
  8. Nicolás María Fernández de Córdoba y de la Cerda, 8th Duke of Alcalá
  9. Luis Antonio Fernández de Córdoba y Spínola, 9th Duke of Alcalá
  10. Pedro de Alcántara Fernández de Córdoba y Moncada, 10th Duke of Alcalá
  11. Luis María Fernández de Córdoba y Gonzaga, 11th Duke of Alcalá
  12. Luis Joaquín Fernández de Córdoba y Benavides, 12th Duke of Alcalá
  13. Luis Tomás Fernández de Córdoba y Ponce de León, 13th Duke of Alcalá
  14. Luis María Fernández de Córdoba y Pérez de Barradas, 14th Duke of Alcalá
  15. Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Salabert, 15th Duke of Alcalá
  16. Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Henestrosa, 16th Duchess of Alcalá
  17. Victoria de Hohenlohe-Langenburg y Schmidt-Polex, 17th Duchess of Alcalá

References
  • Some of the information on this page was translated from its Spanish equivalent.
  1. Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 22 February 2018
  2. Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España, Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Ediciones Hidalguía, Vol. 50 (Madrid, 2018)
  3. Search of title "Arión, duque de"
  4. Real Academia de la Historia (DBE) Biografías: Baltasar de Zúñiga y Guzmán
  5. McMath, Dee. "Cadiz Province - Alcalá de los Gazules". Andaucia.com. Andalucia.com. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  6. "Guia de Titulos". diputaciondelagrandeza.es. Fundacion Cultural de la Noblesa Espanola. Retrieved 14 April 2014.

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