Lord of Meirás (Spanish: Señor de Meirás) was a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1975 by Juan Carlos I to Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés, First Lady of Spain between 1939 and 1975 and wife of Francisco Franco.[1][2] The title makes reference to the Pazo de Meirás, summer home of Franco in Galicia.[3]
| Lordship of Meirás | |
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| Creation date | 26 November 1975 |
| Created by | Juan Carlos I |
| Peerage | Peerage of Spain |
| First holder | Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés, 1st Lady of Meirás |
| Last holder | Francisco de Asís Franco y Martínez-Bordiú, 11th Marquess of Villaverde |
| Present holder | Abolished |
| Extinction date | October 2022 |
It was abolished in October 2022, under the purview of the Law of Democratic Memory.[4]
Lords of Meirás (1975–2022)
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edit- ^ PARES: Señores de Meirás
- ^ Search of title "Meirás, señor de"
- ^ Vanitatis (El Confidencial): Muere Carmen Franco
- ^ Jefatura del Estado: "Ley 20/2022, de 19 de octubre, de Memoria Democrática" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado. Madrid: Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 33–34. 20 October 2022. ISSN 0212-033X.