Lord of Meirás () was 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 1975 by
Juan Carlos I
Juan Carlos I (; Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 November 1975 until Abdication of Juan Carlos I, his abdic ...
to
Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés,
First Lady of Spain between 1939 and 1975 and wife of
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco Bahamonde (born Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general and dictator who led the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist forces i ...
. The title makes reference to the
Pazo de Meirás, summer home of Franco in
Galicia.
It was abolished in October 2022, under the purview of the
Law of Democratic Memory.
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Lords of Meirás (1975–2022)
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Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés, 1st Lady of Meirás (1975–1988)
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Francisco Franco y Martínez-Bordiú, 2nd Lord of Meirás (1989–2022)
See also
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Duke of Franco
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List of lords in the peerage of Spain
References
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Meirás
Government of Francoist Spain
Noble titles created in 1975
Grandees of Spain
1975 establishments in Spain
2022 disestablishments in Spain