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Gentilhombres Grandes De España Con Ejercicio Y Servidumbre
The ''Gentilhombres Grandes de España con ejercicio y servidumbre'' (Gentlemen of the Bedchamber Grandee of Spain) was a palatial class of honorary royal servants of the Royal Household and Heritage of the Crown of Spain, who were entrusted with certain functions at the service of the Monarch which they exercised by rigorous seniority. During the reigns of the last two monarchs before the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic, King Alfonso XII, and King Alfonso XIII, being symbolically considered as "relatives" to the King, they were always close to his chamber in all kinds of ceremonies and stayed with him inside and outside of the Palace, having lunch daily with him and being also with him at public spectacles such as the bullfights, the theatre, etc. They exercised their functions by strict daily shifts. Nevertheless, they were not employees of the Royal Household like the ''Mayordomos de semana'' and did not receive a regular salary for their service. From the ceremoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Household And Heritage Of The Crown Of Spain
The Royal Household and Heritage of the Crown of Spain () was the institution of the Monarchy of Spain. It governed the organization of the Royal Spanish Court from the time of the House of Habsburg, Habsburg dynasty, which introduced the so-called Burgundy, Burgundian etiquette, up to the reign of King Alfonso XIII, great-grandfather of the current King Felipe VI, in all that regarded the structure of the Court as well as the ceremonial matters, etiquette and Protocol (diplomacy), protocol. The Old Household The Royal Household during the Habsburg dynasty was shaped after that one that existed in the Court of Burgundy. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, but also King of Spain, imported the etiquette styled in the Court of his paternal grandmother Mary of Burgundy. To the ancient office of “Mayordomo del Rey de Castilla” (Steward of the King of Castile), transformed in "Mayordomo mayor" (High Steward), the Emperor added that of the “Sumiller de Corps” who was charged with eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Medinaceli
Duke of Medinaceli () is an hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee. The Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, created the title and awarded it on 31 October 1479 to Luis de la Cerda y de la Vega. He also held the title of 5th Count of Medinaceli, which was first awarded in 1368 to his ancestor, Bernal de Foix. History In 1368, the King of the Crown of Castile bestowed the title of Count of Medinaceli on Bernal de Foix, the second husband of Isabel de la Cerda. Their grandson Luis, 3rd Count of Medinaceli, eventually inherited the title and changed his family name to " de la Cerda". Later on, Queen Isabella I of Castile raised the title from Count to Duke in 1479 for Luis de la Cerda y de la Vega, 5th Count of Medinaceli. Counts of Medinaceli * Bernal de Foix, 1st Count of Medinaceli (d. 1381). He took the side of the royal bastard Henry of Trastámara in 1368 against Henry's legitimate half-brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Medina Sidonia
Duke of Medina Sidonia () is a peerage grandee title of Spain in Medina-Sidonia, holding the oldest extant dukedom in the kingdom, first awarded by King John I of Castile in 1380. His father, Henry II of Castile (c.1334-1379), had an illegitimate son named Enrique de Castilla y de Sousa with Juana de Sousa, but after being made a Duke by his half-brother in 1380, he died in 1404, without a successor. The title then returned to the Crown. The title of Duke of Medina Sidonia was awarded a second time on February 1445 by King John II of Castile to Juan Alonso de Guzmán, 3rd Count of Niebla (1410-1468). Manuscrito de 1561 en el Archivo de la Casa Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquess Of Urquijo
Marquess of Urquijo () is a noble title in the peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee of Spain, bestowed on Estanislao de Urquijo y Landaluce by King Amadeo I on 13 May 1871. On 1 August 1980, the 5th Marchioness of Urquijo, María Lourdes de Urquijo and her husband, Manuel de la Sierra, were famously murdered in their Madrid home by their son in law, Rafael Escobedo. The crime, which became one of the most followed on Spanish media, is considered one of the most prominent criminal acts of post-Francoist Spain. Marquesses of Urquijo (1871) *Estanislao de Urquijo y Landaluce, 1st Marquess of Urquijo (1817-1889) *Juan Manuel de Urquijo y Urrutia, 2nd Marquess of Urquijo (1843-1914), eldest son of the Fulgencio Urquijo y Landaluce, brother of the 1st Marquess *Estanislao de Urquijo y Ussía, 3rd Marquess of Urquijo (1872-1948), eldest son of the 2nd Marquess *Juan Manuel de Urquijo y Landecho, 4th Marquess of Urquijo (1899-1968), eldest son of the 3rd Marquess *Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Aveiro
Duke of Aveiro () was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted in 1535 by King John III of Portugal to his 4th cousin, John of Lencastre, son of Infante George of Lencastre, a natural son of King John II of Portugal. John of Lencastre was already Marquis of Torres Novas when the King granted him the new title of Duke of Aveiro. Later, their descendants strongly supported Philip II of Spain during the 1580 Portuguese succession crisis. Thus the Dukes became the second aristocratic House of Portugal, after the Braganzas. Raimundo of Lencastre, 4th Duke of Aveiro maintained his House's traditional support for the Habsburg monarchy, even after the 1640 national revolution in Portugal. Therefore the Aveiro property was confiscated by the new Kings of the Braganza Dynasty, and granted in 1668 to his uncle, Peter of Lencastre, who already was Archbishop of Évora and general Inquisitor, becoming 5th Duke of Aveiro. He died in 1673 without issue. The succession was given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Fernán Núñez
Duke of Fernán Núñez () is a hereditary title of nobility in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee. The Countship of Fernán Núñez granted in 1639 to Alonso Gutiérrez de los Ríos was elevated to a dukedom in 1817 in the person of Carlos Gutiérrez de los Ríos, who became the 1st Duke of Fernán Núñez. The accompanying Grandeeship was granted in 1728, prior to being elevated to a Dukedom. The name makes reference to the municipality of Fernán Núñez, in Cordoba, Spain. Counts of Fernán Núñez (1639) * Alonso Estacio Gutiérrez de los Rios y Angulo, 1st Count of Fernán Núñez * Ana Antonia Gutiérrez de los Ríos y Quesada, 2nd Countess of Fernán Núñez * Francisco Diego Gutiérrez de los Ríos, 3rd Count of Fernán Núñez * Pedro Gutiérrez de los Ríos, 4th Count of Fernán Núñez * José Diego Gutiérrez de los Ríos y Zapata, 5th Count of Fernán Núñez * Carlos José Gutiérrez de los Ríos, 6th Count of Fernán Núñez * Carlos Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of San Fernando De Quiroga
Duke of San Fernando de Quiroga () is a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility, Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1815 by Ferdinand VII of Spain, Ferdinand VII to Joaquín José de Melgarejo, 1st Duke of San Fernando de Quiroga, Joaquín José Melgarejo, 3rd Marquess of Melgarejo in the Kingdom of Naples and Mayordomos de semana, Mayordomo de semana of the king during his time as Prince of Asturias. Such was the affection of king Ferdinand VII for the 1st Duke that he approved of his marriage with his cousin María Luisa de Borbón y Vallabriga, a daughter of the king's uncle, Infante Luis, Count of Chinchon, Infante Luis of Spain. Dukes of San Fernando de Quiroga (1815) *Joaquín José de Melgarejo, 1st Duke of San Fernando de Quiroga, Joaquín José Melgarejo y Saurín, 1st Duke of San Fernando de Quiroga * María Virtudes de Melgarejo y Saurín, 2nd Duchess of San Fernando de Quiroga * Francisco Javier de Losada y Melgarejo, 3rd Duke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Lécera
Duke of Lécera () is a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility, Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1493 by Ferdinand II of Aragon to Juan Fernandez de Hijar y Cabrera, Juan Fernández de Híjar. The title makes reference to the small town of Lécera in Province of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain. Dukes of Lécera (1493) * Juan Fernandez de Hijar y Cabrera, Juan Fernández de Híjar y Cabrera, 1st Duke of Lécera * Luis Fernández de Híjar y Beaumont, 2nd Duke of Lécera * Juan Francisco Fernández de Hijar, 3rd Duke of Lécera * Isabel Margarita Fernández de Híjar y Castro-Pinós, 4th Duchess of Lécera * Jaime Francisco Sarmiento de Silva, 5th Duke of Lécera * Juana Petronila de Silva y Aragón, 6th Duchess of Lécera * Isidro Francisco Fernández de Híjar y Silva, 7th Duke of Lécera * Joaquín Diego de Silva y Moncada, 8th Duke of Lécera * Pedro de Alcántara Fernández de Híjar y Abarca de Bolea, 9th Duke of Lécera * Agustín Ped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Alburquerque
Duke of Alburquerque () is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1464 by Henry IV to Beltrán de la Cueva, his "royal favourite" and grand master of the Order of Santiago. It makes reference to the town of Alburquerque in Badajoz, Spain. Dukes of Alburquerque # Beltrán de la Cueva, 1st Duke of Alburquerque (1464–1492) # Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque (1492–1526) # Beltrán de la Cueva, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque (1526–1560) # Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 4th Duke of Alburquerque (1560–1563) # Gabriel de la Cueva, 5th Duke of Alburquerque (1563–1571) #Beltrán III de la Cueva y Castilla, 6th Duke of Alburquerque (1571–1612), Viceroy of Aragón #Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 7th Duke of Alburquerque (1612–1637) #Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque (1637–1676), Viceroy of New Spain #Melchor Fernández de la Cueva y Enríquez de Cabrera, 9th Duke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Of Torre Arias
Count of Torre Arias () is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1761 by Charles III to María Francisca Colón de Larreátegui, in memory of her father, Pedro Colón de Larreátegui, knight of the Order of Alcántara. Counts of Torre Arias (1761) *María Francisca Colón de Larreátegui y Ximénez de Embún, 1st Countess of Torre Arias *Cayetano Pedro Golfín de Carvajal y Colón de Larreátegui, 2nd Count of Torre Arias *? *Petra Golfín de Carvajal y de las Casas, 4th Countess of Torre Arias *María de la Concepción de Gordón y Golfín de Carvajal, 5th Countess of Torre Arias *Ildefonso Pérez de Guzmán y Gordón, 6th Count of Torre Arias *Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán y Salabert, 7th Count of Torre Arias *Tatiana Pérez de Guzmán y Seebacher, 8th Countess of Torre Arias *José Luis Mesía y Figueroa, 9th Count of Torre Arias See also *List of current grandees of Spain Grandees of Spain () are the highest-ranking me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of San Pedro De Galatino
Duke of San Pedro de Galatino () is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1621 by Philip IV to Juan Bautista Spínola, a Genoese nobleman.Hidalgos de España (2018). p. 788 The name makes reference to the town of Galatina in Apulia, Italy, known before the Unification of italy as "San Pietro in Galatina". Dukes of San Pedro de Galatino 1621 *Juan Bautista Spínola y Lecari, 1st Duke of San Pedro de Galatino * Juan Felipe Spínola y Spínola, 2nd Duke of San Pedro de Galatino * Francisco María Spínola y Spínola, 3rd Duke of San Pedro de Galatino * Juan Felipe Spínola y Spínola, 4th Duke of San Pedro de Galatino * Francisco María Spínola y Contreras, 5th Duke of San Pedro de Galatino * Isabel María Spínola y Spínola, 6th Duchess of San Pedro de Galatino *Carlos Gallarati Scotti y Belloni, 7th Duke of San Pedro de Galatino 1905 *Julio Quesada-Cañaveral y Piédrola, 8th Duke of San Pedro de Galatino *Rodrigo de M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Veragua
The Duchy of Veragua () is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain. It was also a Spanish hereditary domain created in 1537 in the reign of King Charles I in a small section of the territory of Veragua (''Gobernación de Veragua'', which had been created in 1502 and extended along the Caribbean coasts of present-day Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama as far to the east as the Río Belén). This new lordship was granted by the Crown to Don Luis Colón y Toledo, grandson of the discoverer Christopher Columbus, along with the title of Duke of Veragua and Marquis of Jamaica. These are the only Spanish noble titles that did not originate from a royal concession but rather from a definitive settlement after a fierce legal dispute with the Crown. The case was arbitrated by Don Fray García de Loayza, Cardinal of Santa Susana, Bishop of Sigüenza, and confessor to the King. The Dukedom was a perfect square of twenty-five leagues on a side, extending towards the west from the mouth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
