Duke of Béjar () is a hereditary title in the
Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of
Grandee
Grandee (; , ) 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 neither country did they ha ...
and granted in 1485 by the
Catholic Monarchs
The Catholic Monarchs were Isabella I of Castile, Queen Isabella I of Crown of Castile, Castile () and Ferdinand II of Aragon, King Ferdinand II of Crown of Aragón, Aragon (), whose marriage and joint rule marked the ''de facto'' unification of ...
to Álvaro de Zúñiga, 1st
Duke of Plasencia and
chief justice of
Castile.
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The title refers to the town of Béjar
Béjar () is a town and municipality of Spain located in the province of Salamanca, autonomous community of Castile and León. As of 2018, it had a population of 12,961. The historical development of the town has been linked to its once thriving ...
in Salamanca
Salamanca () is a Municipality of Spain, municipality and city in Spain, capital of the Province of Salamanca, province of the same name, located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is located in the Campo Charro comarca, in the ...
, Spain.
Dukes of Béjar (1485)
* Álvaro de Zúñiga y Guzmán
Álvaro de Zúñiga y GuzmánOther spellings for Zúñiga: Estúñiga, Stúñiga and Stunica. (Encinas de Esgueva, 1410 - Béjar, June 10, 10 June 1488) was a Kingdom of Castile, Castilian Nobility, nobleman, member of the influential House of Zú ...
, 1st Duke of Béjar (1485–1488)
* Álvaro de Zúñiga y Pérez de Guzmán, 2nd Duke of Béjar (1488–1532)
* Teresa de Zúñiga y Manrique de Lara, 3rd Duchess of Béjar (1532–1565)
* Francisco de Zúñiga y Sotomayor, 4th Duke of Béjar (1565–1591)
* Francisco Diego de Zúñiga y Mendoza, 5th Duke of Béjar (1591–1601)
* Alfonso Diego de Zúñiga y Pérez de Guzmán, 6th Duke of Béjar (1601–1619)
* Francisco Diego de Zúñiga y Mendoza, 7th Duke of Béjar (1619–1636)
* Alfonso Diego de Zúñiga y Mendoza, 8th Duke of Béjar (1636–1660)
* Juan Manuel de Zúñiga y Mendoza, 9th Duke of Béjar (1660–1664)
* Manuel Diego López de Zúñiga y Sarmiento de Silva, 10th Duke of Béjar (1664–1686)
* Juan Manuel López de Zúñiga y Castro, 11th Duke of Béjar, 11th Duke of Béjar (1686–1747)
* Joaquín López de Zúñiga y Castro, 12th Duke of Béjar (1747–1777)
* María Josefa Alfonso-Pimentel y Téllez-Girón, 13th Duchess of Béjar (1777–1834)
* Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón y Beaufort Spontin, 14th Duke of Béjar (1834–1844)
* Mariano Téllez-Girón y Beaufort Spontin, 15th Duke of Béjar (1844–1882)
* María del Rosario Téllez-Girón y Fernández de Velasco, 16th Duchess of Béjar (1882–1896)
* Jaime Roca de Togores y Téllez-Girón, 17th duke of Béjar (1896–1921)
* Luis de Alcántara Roca de Togores y Téllez-Girón, 18th Duke of Béjar (1921–1936)
* Pedro de Álcantara Roca de Togores y Tordesillas, 19th Duke of Béjar (1936–1941)
* Pedro de Álcantara Roca de Togores y Laffitte, 20th Duke of Béjar (1941–1978)
* Pedro de Álcantara Roca de Togores y Salinas, 21st Duke of Béjar (1979-)
See also
* 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 Spain, Kingdom of Spain.
The oldest six titles – created between 1380 and 1476 – were Duke of Medina Sidonia (1380), Duke of Alburquerque (1464), D ...
* List of current grandees of Spain
Grandees of Spain () are the highest-ranking members of the Spanish nobility. They comprise nobles who hold the most important historical landed titles in Spain or its Spanish Empire, former colonies. Many such hereditary titles are held by extend ...
References
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