Duke of Lécera () 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 ...
, granted in 1493 by
Ferdinand II of Aragon
Ferdinand II, also known as Ferdinand I, Ferdinand III, and Ferdinand V (10 March 1452 – 23 January 1516), called Ferdinand the Catholic, was King of Aragon from 1479 until his death in 1516. As the husband and co-ruler of Queen Isabella I of ...
to
Juan Fernández de Híjar.
Clara Zamora Beca, "El Ducado de Híjar" in ''ABC'', 26 March 2016
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The title makes reference to the small town of Lécera
Lécera is a municipality located in the Campo de Belchite comarca, Zaragoza (province), province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain), INE), the municipality has a population of 777 ...
in Zaragoza
Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...
, Spain.
Dukes of Lécera (1493)
* 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 Pedro de Silva y Palafox, 10th Duke of Lécera
* Francisca Javiera de Silva y Fitz-James Stuart, 11th Duchess of Lécera
* José Rafael de Silva Fernández de Híjar y Palafox, 12th Duke of Lécera
* Cayetano de Silva y Fernández de Córdoba, 13th Duke of Lécera
* Agustín de Silva y Bernuy, 14th Duke of Lécera
* Jaime de Silva y Campbell, 15th Duke of Lécera
* Jaime de Silva y Mitjans, 16th Duke of Lécera
* Jaime de Silva y Agrela, 17th Duke of Lécera
* Jaime de Silva y Mora, 18th Duke of Lécera
* Leticia de Silva y Allende, 19th Duchess of Lécera
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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