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Duke of Abrantes ( es, Duque de Abrantes) is a 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 ...
and granted in 1642 by Philip IV to Alfonso de Láncaster, son of the 3rd Duke of Aveiro and a great-grandchild of
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. It takes its name from the city of
Abrantes Abrantes () is a concelho, municipality in the Centro Region, Portugal, central Médio Tejo Subregion, Médio Tejo subregion of Portugal. The population was 39,325, in an area of . The municipality includes several parishes divided by the Tagus ...
in
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. Bernardo de Carvajal y Moctezuma, 2nd Count of Enjarada, is an ancestor of the Dukes of Abrantes, thereby making them descendants of Doña Isabel Moctezuma and the Aztec Emperor
Moctezuma II Moctezuma Xocoyotzin ( – 29 June 1520; oteːkˈsoːmaḁ ʃoːkoˈjoːt͡sĩn̥), nci-IPA, Motēuczōmah Xōcoyōtzin, moteːkʷˈsoːma ʃoːkoˈjoːtsin variant spellings include Motewksomah, Motecuhzomatzin, Montezuma, Moteuczoma, Motecu ...
. This ducal family formerly owned the ''Palacio de los Toledo-Moctezuma'' at Cáceres in Spain. The
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were deposed from the Portuguese throne in 1640, two years before this dukedom was created. The title was never recognised in Portugal, but it remains extant in Spain. The present Duke of Abrantes, who is also a
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, is Don José Manuel de Zuleta y Alejandro, who is the Secretary of
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Dukes of Abrantes (1642)

* Alfonso de Láncaster y Enríquez de Girón, 1st Duke of Abrantes *Agustín de Láncaster y Sande, 2nd Duke of Abrantes *Juan Manuel de Láncaster y Noroña, 3rd Duke of Abrantes *Juan Antonio de Carvajal y Láncaster, 4th Duke of Abrantes *Manuel Bernardino de Carvajal y Zúñiga, 5th Duke of Abrantes *Ángel María de Carvajal y Gonzaga, 6th Duke of Abrantes *Manuel Guillermo de Carvajal y Fernández de Córdoba, 7th Duke of Abrantes *Ángel María de Carvajal y Fernández de Córdoba, 8th Duke of Abrantes *Ángel María de Carvajal y Téllez-Girón, 9th Duke of Abrantes *Ángel Luis de Carvajal y Fernández de Córdoba y Téllez-Girón, 10th Duke of Abrantes *Manuel Bernardino de Carvajal y Gutiérrez de la Concha, 11th Duke of Abrantes *Carmen de Carvajal y del Alcázar, 12th Duke of Abrantes *Diego de Zuleta y Carvajal, 13th Duke of Abrantes *José Manuel Zuleta y Carvajal, 14th Duke of Abrantes *José Manuel Zuleta y Alejandro, 15th Duke of Abrantes


See also

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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 ...
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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 ...


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