Duke of Fernandina

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Duke of Fernandina is a hereditary title in the peerage of Spain. It was granted by King Philip II to García Álvarez de Toledo y Osorio, Viceroy of Sicily and Catalonia, and later Marquis of Villafranca del Bierzo in inheritance from his elder brother. It was conferred on him the 24 December 1559, along with the principality of Montalbán. Fernandina is the only dukedom in Spain that is not attached to a Grandeeship. Its name makes reference to the town of Ferrandina in southern Italy.

Dukedom of Fernandina
Creation date1559
Created byPhilip II
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderGarcía Álvarez de Toledo y Osorio, 1st Duke of Fernandina
Present holderAlonso-Enrique González de Gregorio y Viñamata, 14th Duke of Fernandina

The title was usually held by the heirs apparent of the marquises of Villafranca, and merged into the House of Medina Sidonia in 1779 when José Álvarez de Toledo, 11th Marquis of Villafranca and 8th Duke of Fernandina, inherited the dukedom of Medina Sidonia from a distant cousin. After the death of the 12th duke, José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo, none of his sons claimed the title, so the dukedom of Fernandina became dormant. Eighty years later, the 21st duchess of Medina Sidonia and her son the Count of Niebla ceded their rights to the title to their daughter and sister, Pilar González de Gregorio, who asked for the resumption of the dormant dukedom. On 1 February 1993, the title was restored without grandeeship of Spain[1] by King Juan Carlos I to Pilar, who became the 13th Duchess of Fernandina.

Dukes of Fernandina (1559)

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Dukes of Fernandina (1993)

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The title became extinct in 2012, following a legal battle of the last duchess with her nephew, Alonso González de Gregorio.[2] However, it was rehabilitated in 2020 in favor of Alonso González de Gregorio.[3]

  • Alonso-Enrique González de Gregorio y Viñamata, 14th Duke of Fernandina (b. 1983), nephew of the 13th Duchess.

Family tree

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García Álvarez de Toledo,
4th Marquis of Villafranca del Bierzo,
1st Duke of Fernandina

1514–1577
Pedro Álvarez de Toledo,
5th Marquis of Villafranca del Bierzo,
2nd Duke of Fernandina

1546–1627
García Álvarez de Toledo,
6th Marquis of Villafranca del Bierzo,
3rd Duke of Fernandina

1579–1649
Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo,
1st Marquis of Villanueva de Valdueza

1580–1634
Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo,
7th Marquis of Villafranca del Bierzo,
4th Duke of Fernandina

1635–1705
Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo,
8th Marquis of Villafranca del Bierzo,
5th Duke of Fernandina

1658–1728
Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo,
9th Marquis of Villafranca del Bierzo,
6th Duke of Fernandina

1686–1753
Antonio Álvarez de Toledo,
10th Marquis of Villafranca del Bierzo,
7th Duke of Fernandina

1716–1773
José Álvarez de Toledo,
15th Duke of Medina Sidonia,
8th Duke of Fernandina

1756–1796
Francisco de Borja Álvarez de Toledo,
16th Duke of Medina Sidonia,
9th Duke of Fernandina

1763–1821
Francisco Álvarez de Toledo,
10th Duke of Fernandina

1799–1816
Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo,
17th Duke of Medina Sidonia,
11th Duke of Fernandina

1803–1867
José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo,
18th Duke of Medina Sidonia,
12th Duke of Fernandina

1826- 1900
José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo,
19th Duke of Medina Sidonia

1865- 1915
José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo,
20th Duke of Medina Sidonia

1894- 1955
Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo,
21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia

1936- 2008
Pilar González de Gregorio,
13th Duchess of Fernandina

b. 1957

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A Royal Decree of Isabella I, given on 10 October 1876, established that all Dukes were Grandees of Spain, so all the dormant duchies restored after that date received the grandeeship, even if they didn't hold it before being disclaimed. However, in the case of Fernandina, it wasn't given Grandeeship as it never received it. Soler Salcedo, Juan Miguel, Nobleza Española. Grandeza Inmemorial 1520, Editorial Visión, Madrid, 2008. ISBN 978-84-9886-179-2
  2. ^ "La codicia pudo con el ducado de Fernandina". www.larazon.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  3. ^ "Real Decreto 683/2020, de 27 de julio, por el que se rehabilita, sin perjuicio de tercero de mejor derecho el título de Duque de Fernandina, a favor de don Alonso-Enrique González de Gregorio Viñamata". www.boe.es. Archived from the original on 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-28.

References

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  • Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Hidalguía Editions, 2008
  • González de Gregorio Álvarez de Toledo, Pilar, Ducado de Fernandina in Carlas as Director, ABC, 23 February 2001. (in Spanish)