Duke of the Infantado ( es, Duque del Infantado) is a Spanish peerage title that was granted to
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Figueroa, son of
Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana
Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquess of Santillana (19 August 139825 March 1458) was a Castilian politician and poet who held an important position in society and literature during the reign of John II of Castile.
Biography
He was born a ...
, by the
Catholic Monarchs
The Catholic Monarchs were Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, whose marriage and joint rule marked the ''de facto'' unification of Spain. They were both from the House of Trastámara and were second cousins, being bot ...
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Ferdinand II of Aragon and
Isabella I of Castile, on 22 July 1475.
The Dukes of the Infantado remained an important family throughout Spanish history.
The family counts seven knights in the
Order of the Golden Fleece and one
Prime Minister of Spain
The prime minister of Spain, officially president of the Government ( es, link=no, Presidente del Gobierno), is the head of government of Spain. The office was established in its current form by the Constitution of Spain, Constitution of 1978 a ...
(the 13th Duke).
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza built the
New Castle of Manzanares el Real
The New Castle of Manzanares el Real, also known as Castle of los Mendoza, is a palace-fortress erected in the 15th century in the town of Manzanares el Real (Community of Madrid, Spain), next to the Santillana reservoir at the foot of Sierra ...
. Later the seat of the Dukes of the Infantado moved to the ''
Palacio del Infantado
The Palace of El Infantado (Spanish: ''Palacio del Infantado'') is a palace located in Guadalajara, Spain. An example of the Isabelline architectural style, it dates from the 15th century and was the seat of the Dukes of the Infantado.
Conserva ...
'' in
Guadalajara.
List of holders
House of Mendoza
The Mendoza family was a powerful line of Spanish nobles. Members of the family wielded considerable power, especially from the 14th to the 17th centuries in Castile. The family originated from the village of Mendoza (Basque ''mendi+oza'', 'c ...
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Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Duke of the Infantado
Don Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Figueroa, 1st Duke of the Infantado, or Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Suarez de Figueroa (Guadalajara, Castile, 25 September 1417 – Manzanares el Real, Spain, 25 January 1479) was a Spanish noble.
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(1415/7–1479).
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Íñigo López de Mendoza y Luna, 2nd Duke of the Infantado
Íñigo López de Mendoza y Luna (Guadalajara (Spain), Guadalajara, 1438 – 14 July 1500) was a Spanish noble, the second Duke of the Infantado and third Marquis of Santillana.
He was the son of Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Duke of the Infant ...
(1438–1500).
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Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Duke of the Infantado
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Luna, 3rd Duke of the Infantado, nicknamed ''El Grande'', (Arenas de San Pedro, Spain, 11 March 1461 – Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, 30 August 1531) was a Spanish noble.
He was born in one of the richest ...
(1461-1531), „El Grande“.
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(1493–1566).
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Íñigo López de Mendoza y Mendoza, 5th Duke of the Infantado (1566–1601), grandson.
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Ana de Mendoza y Enríquez de Cabrera, 6th Duchess of the Infantado (1554–1633), married Juán Hurtado de Mendoza de la Vega y Luna († 1624)
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(1614–1657),
Viceroy of Sicily This is a list of viceroys of Sicily:
Aragonese direct rule 1409–1516
* John of Aragon, Duke of Peñafiel, later king John II of Aragon, 1458–1479, acted 1409–1416.
* Domingo Ram y Lanaja, Bishop of Lleida 1416–1419
* Antonio de Cardona ...
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(1616–1686), married Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar de Silva y Mendoza, 4th Duke of Pastrana.
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Gregorio María de Silva y Mendoza, 9th Duke of the Infantado
Gregorio de Silva y Mendoza (1649 in Pastrana – 1693 in Madrid) was a Spanish noble from the House of Mendoza. He was the 5th Duke of Pastrana, 9th Duke of the Infantado, 7th Duke of Lerma, 6th Duke of Francavilla, 5th Duke of Estremera, a ...
(1649–1693), 5th Duke of Pastrana, 7th Duke of Lerma.
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(1672–1737), 6th Duke of Pastrana, 8th Duke of Lerma.
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(1737–1770), married the Marquis of Távara.
House of Alba
The House of Alba de Tormes ( es, Casa de Alba de Tormes), commonly known as the House of Alba, is a prominent Spanish noble family that descended from 12th-century nobility of post-conquest Toledo. The family's claim to Alba de Tormes dates fr ...
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(1729–1790).
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(1768–1841).
Other Families
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(1810–1844).
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Mariano Téllez-Girón y Beaufort Spontin, 15th Duke of the Infantado (1814–1882)
* Andrés Avelino de Arteaga y Silva Carvajal y Téllez Girón, 16th Duke of the Infantado (1833–1910)
* Joaquín de Arteaga y Echagüe Silva y Méndez de Vigo, 17th Duke of the Infantado (1870–1947)
* Íñigo de Arteaga y Falguera, 18th Duke of the Infantado (1905–1997)
* Íñigo de Arteaga y Martín, 19th Duke of the Infantado (1941–2018)
* María de la Almudena de Arteaga y del Alcázar, 20th Duchess of the Infantado (1967–)
References
External links
Biographies of all Dukes (in Spanish)
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