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Hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain
Dukedom of Francavilla
Creation date1 March 1555
Created byCharles I
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderDiego Hurtado de Mendoza y de la Cerda, 1st Duke of Francavilla
Present holderJaime de Arteaga y Martín, 15th Duke of Francavilla

Duke of Francavilla (Spanish: Duque de Francavilla) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1555 by Charles I to Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Viceroy of Aragon and Catalonia and son of Cardinal Mendoza.

The title makes reference to the town of Francavilla Fontana in the former Kingdom of Naples, at the time a part of the Spanish Empire.

Dukes of Francavilla (1555)

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References

  1. Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 21 November 1966
  2. Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España, Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Ediciones Hidalguía, Vol. 50 (Madrid, 2018)
  3. Search of title "Francavilla, duque de"
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