Dukedom of Maura ( es, Ducado de Maura) is a hereditary title of

Spanish nobility Spanish nobles are persons who possess the legal status of hereditary nobility according to the laws and traditions of the Spanish monarchy and historically also those who held personal nobility as bestowed by one of the three highest orders of ...

. It was created on 19 June 1930 by King

Alfonso XIII Alfonso XIII (17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), also known as El Africano or the African, was King of Spain from 17 May 1886 to 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. He was a monarch from birth as his father, Alfo ...

of Spain in favor of

Gabriel Maura Gamazo Gabriel Maura Gamazo, 1st Duke of Maura (Madrid 1879 – Madrid 1963) was a Spanish politician and historian. He was the son of Antonio Maura - who was Prime Minister of Spain on five occasions. Gabriel was active in the Liberal-Conservative ...

, historian and politician.

Dukes of Maura (1930)

, 1st Duke of Maura (1930–1963) * Ramón Maura de Herrera, 2nd Duke of Maura (1963-1968) * Gabriela Maura de Herrera, 3rd Duchess of Maura (1969-1972) * Ramiro Pérez-Maura Herrera, 4th Duke of Maura (1973-2001) * Ramiro Pérez-Maura de la Peña, 5th Duke of Maura (2003- incumbent)

References

{{Reflist Dukedoms of Spain Noble titles created in 1930