Duke of Feria

Duke of Feria (Spanish: Duque de Feria) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1567 by Philip II to Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, 5th Count of Feria.[2]

Dukedom of Feria
Creation date28 November 1567
Created byPhilip II
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderGómez Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, 1st Duke of Feria
Present holderRafael de Medina y Abascal, 20th Duke of Feria[1]

The name makes reference to the town of Feria in Badajoz.

Counts of Feria
HolderPeriod
Created by Henry IV of Castile
ILorenzo II Suárez de Figueroa1460-1461
IIGómez II Suárez de Figueroa1461-1506
IIILorenzo III Suárez de Figueroa1506-1528
IVPedro I Fernández de Córdoba y Figueroa1528-1552
VGómez III Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba1552-1567
Raised to Duchy by Felipe II

Dukes of Feria
  1. Gómez Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, 1st Duke of Feria (1567-1571)
  2. Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa y Dormer, 2nd Duke of Feria (1571-1607)
  3. Gómez Suárez de Figueroa y Mendoza, 3rd Duke of Feria (1607-1634)
  4. Lorenzo Gaspar Suárez de Figueroa y Fernández de Córdoba, 4th Duke of Feria (1634)
  5. Alonso Fernández de Córdoba y Enríquez de Ribera, 5th Duke of Feria (1637-1645)
  6. Luis Ignacio Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Córdoba, 6th Duke of Feria (1645-1665)
  7. Luis Mauricio Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Córdoba, 7th Duke of Feria (1665-1690)
  8. Manuel Fernández de Córdoba y de la Cerda, 8th Duke of Feria (1690-1700)
  9. Nicolás Fernández de Córdoba y de la Cerda, 9th Duke of Feria (1700-1739)
  10. Luis Antonio Fernández de Córdoba y Spínola, 10th Duke of Feria (1739-1768)
  11. Pedro de Alcántara Fernández de Córdoba y Moncada, 11th Duke of Feria (1768-1789)
  12. Luis María Fernández de Córdoba y Moncada, 12th Duke of Feria (1789-1806)
  13. Luis Joaquín Fernández de Córdoba y Benavides, 13th Duke of Feria (1806-1840)
  14. Luis Tomás Fernández de Córdoba y Ponce de León, 14th Duke of Feria
    The 3rd Duke of Feria leading the conquest of Breisach by Jusepe Leonardo, 1635
    (1840-1847 and 1854-1873)
  15. Antonio Fernández de Córdoba y Ponce de León, 15th Duke of Feria (1847-1853)
  16. Luis María Fernández de Córdoba y Pérez de Barradas, 16th Duke of Feria (1873-1879)
  17. Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Salabert, 17th Duke of Feria (1880-1956)
  18. Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Henestrosa, 18th Duchess of Feria (1956-1969)
  19. Rafael de Medina y Fernández de Córdoba, 19th Duke of Feria (1969-2001)
  20. Rafael de Medina y Abascal, 20th Duke of Feria (2002)

See also

References
  1. Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 4 June 2002
  2. Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España, Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Ediciones Hidalguía, Vol. 50 (Madrid, 2018), p. 360
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