Duke of Cádiz, named after the city

Cádiz Cádiz ( , , ) is a city in Spain and the capital of the Province of Cádiz in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. It is located in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula off the Atlantic Ocean separated fr ...

in Andalusia, is a

substantive title A substantive title, in the United Kingdom, is a title of nobility which is owned in its own right, as opposed to titles shared among cadets, borne as a courtesy title by a peer's relatives, or acquired through marriage. Current monarchies * ...

that has been created four times since 1484 for members of the

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. It does not include any land tenure and does not produce any income for the holder.

History

Rodrigo Ponce de León was a Castilian military leader who was granted the title of Duke of Cádiz in 1484. After the death of the first duke in 1492, 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 ...

negotiated with Francisca Ponce de León y de la Fuente regarding the abolition of the Marquisate and Duchy of Cádiz, reinstating the city and the titles to the crown after her death. For centuries, the title remained in abeyance, until the nineteenth century. Since then, the title was held by members of the Spanish branch of the

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. The title was re-created by the Head of the Spanish State, Francisco Franco, in favor of Alfonso de Borbón, the first-born son of the infante Jacques, Duke of Anjou and Segovia, who received his title by decree for the birth of his son Francois. However, Royal Decree No. 1.368, of November 6, 1987, of King Juan Carlos I made the lifetime title and the predicate of royal highness non-transferable to “spouses ndchildren” (transitory provisions).Real Decreto 1368/1987, de 6 de noviembre, sobre régimen de títulos, tratamientos y honores de la Familia Real y de los Regentes
/ref> It returned to the Crown on the death of Alfonso de Borbón.

List of holders

References

Sources

* Martina Torres, Juan (2009). ''The History of Spanish Nobility, 1500–present''. Madrid: Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) (''translated title'')
Suppression of the Duchy of Cádiz
(Spanish) Dukedoms of Spain {{Spain-hist-stub