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Duke of Francavilla

Dukedom of Francavilla
Creation date1 March 1555
Created byCharles I
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderDiego Hurtado de Mendoza y de la Cerda, 1st Duke of Francavilla
Present holderJaime de Arteaga y Martín, 15th Duke of Francavilla[1]

Duke of Francavilla (Spanish: Duque de Francavilla) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1555 by Charles I to Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Viceroy of Aragon and Catalonia and son of Cardinal Mendoza.[2][3]

The title makes reference to the town of Francavilla Fontana in the former Kingdom of Naples, at the time a part of the Spanish Empire.

Dukes of Francavilla (1555)

See also

References

  1. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 21 November 1966
  2. ^ Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España, Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Ediciones Hidalguía, Vol. 50 (Madrid, 2018)
  3. ^ Search of title "Francavilla, duque de"
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Francavilla