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
Creation date26 November 1975
Created byJuan Carlos I
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderCarmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés, 1st Lady of Meirás
Last holderFrancisco de Asís Franco y Martínez-Bordiú, 11th Marquess of Villaverde
Present holderAbolished
Extinction dateOctober 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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References

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  1. ^ PARES: Señores de Meirás
  2. ^ Search of title "Meirás, señor de"
  3. ^ Vanitatis (El Confidencial): Muere Carmen Franco
  4. ^ 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.