Duke of Cardona

Duke of Cardona (Spanish: Duque de Cardona) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1482 by Ferdinand II to Juan Ramón Folch de Cardona, 5th Count of Cardona, as an elevation to dukedom.[2][3] It was originally granted as "Viscount of Cardona" and later elevated to "Count of Cardona", as a noble title in the 15th century to members of the Catalan family known as "Folch de Cardona".

Dukedom of Cardona
Creation date1482
Created byFerdinand II
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderJuan Ramón Folch de Cardona y Urgel, 1st Duke of Cardona
Present holderCasilda Ghisla Guerrero-Burgos y Fernández de Córdoba, 21st Duchess of Cardona[1]

Dukes of Cardona
HolderPeriod
Created by Fernando II of Aragon
IJuan Folch de Cardona y Urgel1482–1513
IIFernando Folch de Cardona y Enríquez1513–1543
IIIJuana Folch de Cardona y Manrique de Lara1543–1564
IVFrancisco de Aragón y Cardona1564–1575
VJuana de Aragón y Cardona1575–1608
VIEnrique de Aragón y Enríquez de Cabrera1608–1640
VIILuis de Aragón y Fernández de Córdoba1640–1670
VIIIJoaquín de Aragón y Benavides1670–1670
IXPedro de Aragón Folc de Cardonadisputed
XCatalina de Aragón y Sandoval1670–1697
XILuis Francisco de la Cerda y Aragón1697–1711
XIINicolás Fernández de Córdoba y de la Cerda1711–1739
XIIILuis Fernández de Córdoba y Spínola1739–1768
XIVPedro de Alcántara Fernández de Córdoba y Moncada1768–1789
XVLuis Fernández de Córdoba y Gonzaga1789–1806
XVILuis Fernández de Córdoba y Benavides1806–1840
XVIILuis Fernández de Córdoba y Ponce de León1840–1873
XVIIILuis Fernández de Córdoba y Pérez de Barradas1873–1879
XIXLuis Fernández de Córdoba y Salabert1880–1949
XXCasilda Fernández de Córdoba y Pablo-Blanco1950–1998
XXICasilda Guerrero-Burgos y Fernández de Córdoba1998–present

See also

References
  1. Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 29 October 1998
  2. Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España, Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Ediciones Hidalguía, Vol. 50 (Madrid, 2018), p. 215
  3. Search of title "Cardona, duque de"
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