Duke of Denia ( es, Duque de Denia), is an hereditary title in the
peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of
Grandee
Grandee (; es, Grande de España, ) is an official royal and noble ranks, aristocratic title conferred on some Spanish nobility. Holders of this dignity enjoyed similar privileges to those of the peerage of France during the , though in neith ...
. It was granted to
Ángela Maria Apolonia Pérez de Barradas y Bernuy
Angela may refer to:
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on 28 June 1886 by king
Alfonso XII
Alfonso XII (Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo; 28 November 185725 November 1885), also known as El Pacificador or the Peacemaker, was King of Spain from 29 December 1874 to his death in 188 ...
.
Search of title "Denia, duque de"
/ref> The tile was originally granted as "Duke of Denia and Tarifa
Tarifa (, Arabic: طريفة) is a Spanish municipality in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia. Located at the southernmost end of the Iberian Peninsula, it is primarily known as one of the world's most popular destinations for windsports. Tarifa ...
" (''duque de Denia y Tarifa'') but was separated into two different titles on 22 December 1886 by the Queen Regent, Maria Christina of Austria
Maria Christina Henriette Desideria Felicitas Raineria of Austria ( es, María Cristina de Habsburgo-Lorena; 21 July 1858 – 6 February 1929) was the second queen consort of Alfonso XII of Spain. She was queen regent during the vacancy of the ...
.
Dukes of Denia y Tarifa (1886)
* Ángela María Apolonia Pérez de Barradas y Bernuy, 1st Duchess of Denia y Tarifa
Dukes of Denia (1886)
* Ángela María Apolonia Pérez de Barradas y Bernuy, 1st Duchess of Denia
* Carlos María de Constantinopla Fernández de Córdoba y Pérez de Barradas, 2nd Duke of Denia
* Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Salabert, 3rd Duke of Denia
* Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Henestrosa, 4th Duchess of Denia
* Victoria Elisabeth Hohenlohe-Langenburg y Schmidt-Polex, 5th Duchess of Denia
See also
*Duke of Tarifa
Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranke ...
*List of dukes in the peerage of Spain
This is a list of the 149 present and extant royal and non-royal dukes in the peerage of the Kingdom of Spain.
The oldest six titles – created between 1380 and 1476 – were Duke of Medina Sidonia (1380), Duke of Alburquerque (1464), Duke of ...
*List of current Grandees of Spain
Grandees of Spain ( es, Grandes de España) are the highest-ranking members of the Spanish nobility. They comprise nobles who hold the most important historical landed titles in Spain or its former colonies. Many such hereditary titles are held b ...
References
Dukedoms of Spain
Grandees of Spain
Lists of dukes
Lists of Spanish nobility
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