The Dukedom of Dato is a Spanish dukedom created on 21 March 1921. King

Alfonso XIII of Spain 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, Alf ...

created the Dukedom for María de Barrenechea whose husband,

Eduardo Dato e Iradier Eduardo Dato e Iradier (12 August 1856 – 8 March 1921) was a Spanish political leader during the Restoration (Spain), Spanish Restoration period. He served three times as Prime Minister of Spain, Spanish prime minister: from 27 October 1913 t ...

, Prime Minister of Spain, had been assassinated on 8 March 1921.

Succession

Like all other Spanish noble titles, the Dukedom of Dato descended according to male-preference cognatic primogeniture, meaning that females could inherit the Dukedom if they had no brothers (or if their brothers had no issue). That changed in 2006 and the eldest child (regardless of sex) succeeds to the Dukedom.

History

Upon the death of the 1st Duchess, the title was inherited by her eldest daughter, Isabel Dato. The 2nd Duchess died unmarried and childless, so the Dukedom devolved upon her younger sister, María del Carmen Dato. The 3rd Duchess was succeeded by her son, Eduardo Espinosa de los Monteros y Dato, who was in turn succeeded by his own son, Eduardo Espinosa de los Monteros y Español.

List of holders

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