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.[2][3]
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Creation date | 1 March 1555 |
Created by | Charles I |
Peerage | Peerage of Spain |
First holder | Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y de la Cerda, 1st Duke of Francavilla |
Present holder | Jaime de Arteaga y Martín, 15th Duke of Francavilla[1] |
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)
edit- Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y de la Cerda, 1st Duke of Francavilla
- Ana Hurtado de Mendoza y de Silva, 2nd Duchess of Francavilla
- Diego Gómez de Silva y Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Duke of Francavilla
- Rui Gómez de Silva y Mendoza, 4th Duke of Francavilla
- Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar y De Silva, 5th Duke of Francavilla
- Gregorio María de Silva y Mendoza, 6th Duke of Francavilla
- Juan de Dios de Silva y Haro, 7th Duke of Francavilla
- María Teresa de Silva y Gutiérrez de los Ríos, 8th Duchess of Francavilla
- Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo y Silva, 9th Duke of Francavilla
- Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo y Salm-Salm, 10th Duke of Francavilla
- Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón y Beaufort Spontin, 11th Duke of Francavilla
- Mariano Téllez-Girón y Beaufort Spontin, 12th Duke of Francavilla
- Manuel Álvarez de Toledo y Lasparre, 13th Duke of Francavilla
Lithography of the 13th Duke of Francavilla, c. 1853 - Iñigo de Arteaga y Falguera, 14th Duke of Francavilla
- Jaime de Arteaga y Martín, 15th Duke of Francavilla