Princess Victoria of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 20th Duchess of Medinaceli
Victoria Elisabeth von Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 20th Duchess of Medinaceli, GE (born 17 March 1997) is a Spanish-German noblewoman.[1] Holding 43 officially recognised titles in the peerage of Spain, she is the most titled aristocrat in the world, as well as 10 times a Grandee.[2]
Victoria von Hohenlohe-Langenburg | |
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Grandee of Spain | |
Duchess of Medinaceli | |
Tenure | 8 May 2017 – present[1] |
Predecessor | Prince Marco |
Born | Málaga, Spain | 17 March 1997
House | Hohenlohe-Langenburg Medinaceli (cognatic) |
Father | Prince Marco of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
Mother | Sandra Schmidt-Polex |
She is the elder child of Prince Marco of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 19th Duke of Medinaceli. Her younger brother, Alexander Gonzalo, is the 14th Duke of Ciudad Real, 13th Marquess of Navahermosa and a dynast of the Princely House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
Biography
She was born in Málaga on 17 March 1997 as the first child of Sandra Schmidt-Polex, a German, and Prince Marco of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, a German-Spanish aristocrat.[3][4] Victoria is trilingual and was raised in Munich, Germany, prior to moving to Madrid to study international relations at IE University.[3]
Her paternal grandmother was Ana Luisa de Medina, Marchioness of Navahermosa, Countess of Ofalia, who died in 2012. Victoria inherited her grandmother's countship in 2016, while her brother inherited the other title.[5]
Upon the death of her father in 2016 (head of the Medinaceli family since 2014), she became the heir to about 40 titles of nobility related to the House of Medinaceli.[5] From 2017, she has been confirmed by the Spanish Ministry of Justice as the holder of five duchies, 16 marquessates, 17 countships (with one adelantazgo) and 4 viscountcies. With 43 titles, she is the most titled aristocrat in Spain.[6]
She holds ten grandeeships.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Dukedoms
- Medinaceli, with Grandeeship of Spain[1]
- Alcalá de los Gazules, with Grandeeship of Spain[7]
- Camiña, with Grandeeship of Spain[8]
- Denia, with Grandeeship of Spain[9]
- Tarifa, with Grandeeship of Spain[10]
Marquessates
- Cilleruelo[11]
- San Miguel das Penas y la Mota[12]
- Aytona, with Grandeeship of Spain[13]
- Camarasa, with Grandeeship of Spain[14]
- (la) Torrecilla, with Grandeeship of Spain[15]
- Priego, with Grandeeship of Spain[16]
- Alcalá de la Alameda[17]
- Comares[18]
- Denia[19]
- (las) Navas[20]
- Malagón[21]
- Montalbán[22]
- Tarifa[23]
- Villafranca[24]
- Vila Real[25]
Countships
- Ofalia[26]
- San Martín de Hoyos[27]
- Santa Gadea, with Grandeeship of Spain[28]
- Alcoutim[29]
- Amarante[30]
- Castrogeriz[31]
- Ossona[32]
- Prades[33]
- (del) Risco[34]
- Aramayona[35]
- Buendía[36]
- Castellar[37]
- Cocentaina[38]
- Medellín[39]
- (los) Molares, and Adelantada mayor of Andalusia[40]
- Moriana del Río[41]
- Valenza y Valladares[42]
- Villalonso[43]
Ancestry
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Spanish nobility | ||
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Preceded by Prince Marco of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
Duchess of Medinaceli 2017–present |
Incumbent Heir: Prince Alexander Gonzalo of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 14th Duke of Ciudad Real |