Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor ( es, Duque de Sanlúcar la Mayor) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of

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and granted in 1625 by Philip IV to Gaspar de Guzmán, 3rd

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'' to the king.Hidalgos de España (2018). p. 795 Since the title was granted to the Count of Olivares, the first holder became popularly known as the "Count-Duke of Olivares", by conjunction of the two titles. However, and by

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in 1882, the Countship of Olivares became officially known as the Countship-Dukedom of Olivares (condado-ducado de Olivares). The Dukedom of Sanlúcar la Mayor remains with the original denomination, and makes reference to the town of

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in the

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.MARAÑÓN, Gregorio, ''El Conde-Duque de Olivares: la pasión de mandar'', Espasa-Calpe, 1945, p. 476, « ..Algún autor reciente llama, con justicia, la atención sobre la impropiedad de llamar a Don Gaspar de Guzmán "Conde-Duque de Olivares", pues era Conde de Olivares y Duque de Sanlúcar. Pero sus mismos contemporáneos lo hicieron así, y no vale la pena de cambiar, por un detalle heráldico, la magnífica realidad popular de este nombre. Al separarse los dos títulos — Olivares, en Haro, y Sanlúcar, en Leganés — desapareció la razón del nombre "Conde-Duque", hasta que por Real orden del 13 de enero de 1882 se confirmó oficialmente la denominación de "Conde-Duque de Olivares" al XVI Duque de Alba ..�.

Dukes of Sanlúcar la Mayor (1625)

* Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel, 1st Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor Retrato equestre do Conde-Duque de Olivares

*Enrique Felipe de Guzmán y Avecedo, 2nd Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor *Gaspar Felipe de Guzmán y Velasco 3rd Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor *Diego Messía y Felípez de Guzmán, 4th Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor *Gaspar Messía y Spínola, 5th Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor *Diego Francisco Messía y Córdoba, 6th Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor *Antonio Gaspar de Moscoso Osorio y Aragón, 7th Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor *Ventura Antonio de Osorio de Moscoso y Guzmán, 8th Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor *Ventura Osorio de Moscoso y Fernández de Córdoba, 9th Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor * Vicente Joaquín Osorio de Moscoso y Guzmán, 10th Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor * Vicente Isabel Osorio de Moscoso y Álvarez de Toledo, 11th Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor * Vicente Pío Osorio de Moscoso y Ponce de León, 12th Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor *María Cristina Osorio de Moscoso y Carvajal, 13th Duchess of Sanlúcar la Mayor *Luis María Ruiz de Arana y Osorio de Moscoso, 14th Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor *Luis María Ruiz de Arana y Martín de Oliva, 15th Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor *José María Ruiz de Arana y Baüer, 16th Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor *José María Ruiz de Arana y Montalvo, 17th Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor *María Cristina Ruiz de Arana y Marone-Cinzano, 18th Duchess of Sanlúcar la Mayor

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Dukes of Sanlúcar la Mayor (1625)

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