Duke of Alburquerque ( es, Duque de Alburquerque) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of

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and granted in 1464 by Henry IV to

Beltrán de la Cueva Beltrán is a Spanish male given name and surname. In non-Spanish speaking countries, the accent is usually omitted as Beltran. It derives from the Germanic words berht ("bright") and hramn ("raven"). It shares this same Germanic origin with Bertran ...

, his "

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" and grand master of the

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.Search of title "Alburquerque, duque de"
/ref> It makes reference to the town of Alburquerque in

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, Spain.

Dukes of Alburquerque

Beltrán de la Cueva, 1st Duke of Alburquerque Beltrán de la Cueva y Alfonso de Mercado, 1st Duke of Alburquerque (c. 1443 – 1 November 1492) was a Spanish nobleman who is said to have fathered Joanna, the daughter of Henry IV of Castile's wife Joan of Portugal. His alleged daughter, calle ...

(1464–1492) # Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque (1492–1526) #

Beltrán de la Cueva, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque Beltrán de la Cueva y Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque, (in full, es, Don (honorific), Don Beltrán de la Cueva y Álvarez de Toledo, tercer duque de Alburquerque, tercer conde de Ledesma, tercer conde de Huelma, señor de los estados de Cuélla ...

(1526–1560) # Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 4th Duke of Alburquerque (1560–1563) #

Gabriel de la Cueva, 5th Duke of Alburquerque Gabriel de la Cueva y Girón, 5th Duke of Alburquerque, 2nd Marquess of Cuéllar, 5th Count of Ledesma, 5th Count of Huelma (ca. 1515 – 1571) was a Spanish nobleman and military leader who served as Viceroy of Navarre from 1560 to 1564 and Go ...

(1563–1571) #Beltrán III de la Cueva y Castilla, 6th Duke of Alburquerque (1571–1612),

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Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 7th Duke of Alburquerque Francisco Fernández de la Cueva y de la Cueva, 7th Duke of Alburquerque (in full, es, Don Francisco Fernández de la Cueva y de la Cueva, séptimo duque de Alburquerque, séptimo conde de Ledesma, séptimo conde de Huelma, cuarto marqués de Cu� ...

(1612–1637) #

Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque Francisco Fernández de la Cueva y Enriquez de Cabrera, 8th Duke of Alburquerque, 6th Marquess of Cuéllar, 8th Count of Ledesma, GE, KOS (1619 – March 27, 1676) was a Spanish military officer and viceroy of New Spain from August 15, 165 ...

(1637–1676), Viceroy of

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#Melchor Fernández de la Cueva y Enríquez de Cabrera, 9th Duke of Alburquerque (1676–1686), Capitán General de la Mar Oceano #

Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque Francisco V Fernández de la Cueva y Fernández de la Cueva, (Genoa, Italy, 17 November 1666 – Madrid, Spain, 28 June 1724) was the 10th Duke of Alburquerque, a Grandee of Spain, a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece from 1707, and Vice ...

(1686–1733), Viceroy of New Spain #Francisco VI Fernández de la Cueva y de la Cerda, 11th Duke of Alburquerque (1733–1757), Capitán General de la Mar Oceano and

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del Rey #Pedro Miguel de la Cueva y Guzmán, 12th Duke of Alburquerque (1757–1762), Mariscal de Campo de los Reales Ejércitos #Miguel de la Cueva y Enríquez de Navarra, 13th Duke of Alburquerque (1762–1803),

José María de la Cueva, 14th Duke of Alburquerque General José María de la Cueva, 14th Duke of Alburquerque (1775–1811) was an aristocrat, diplomat, and senior Spanish officer in the Peninsular War.{{sfn, Haythornthwaite, 2004, p=66José León gives his full name as ''José María de la Cueva ...

(1803–1811), Spanish general during the

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and a Spanish ambassador to London #Nicolás Osorio y Zayas, 15th Duke of Alburquerque (1830–1866), Senator and Mayordomo mayor del Rey consorte #

José Osorio y Silva, 16th Duke of Alburquerque José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(1866–1909), Mayor of Madrid #Miguel Osorio y Martos, 17th Duke of Alburquerque (1910–1942), Gentilhombre Grande de España con ejercicio y servidumbre #

Beltrán Alfonso Osorio, 18th Duke of Alburquerque Beltrán is a Spanish male given name and surname. In non-Spanish speaking countries, the accent is usually omitted as Beltran. It derives from the Germanic words berht ("bright") and hramn ("raven"). It shares this same Germanic origin with Bertran ...

(1942–1994), jockey #Juan Miguel Osorio y Bertrán de Lis, 19th Duke of Alburquerque (born 1958), the current holder of the ducal title.

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