Duke of Segorbe

Duke of Segorbe (Spanish: Duque de Segorbe) is an hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1469 by John II of Aragon to Enrique de Aragón, son of Infante Henry, Duke of Villena and Beatriz de Pimentel, from whom the ducal house of Medinaceli descends.

Dukedom of Segorbe
Creation date1469
Created byJohn II
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderEnrique de Aragón y Pimentel, 1st Duke of Segorbe
Present holderIgnacio Medina y Fernández de Córdoba, 19th Duke of Segorbe[1]
Heir apparentSol Medina y Orléans-Braganza

Current Duke of Segorbe

Ignacio Medina y Fernández de Córdoba succeeded in 1969 as 19th Duke of Segorbe[2] before marrying Princess Maria da Glória de Orléans-Braganza in 1985. The Duke and Duchess of Segorbe have two daughters:

Succession

As with other Spanish noble titles, the dukedom of Segorbe descended according to cognatic primogeniture, meaning that females could inherit the title if they had no brothers (or if their brothers had no issue). That changed in 2006, since when the eldest child (regardless of gender) can automatically succeed to noble family titles.

List of titleholders

TitlePeriod
Created by Juan II de Aragón
IEnrique de Aragón y Pimentel1476–1522
IIAlfonso de Aragón y Portugal1522–1562
IIIFrancisco de Aragón y Cardona1562–1575
IVJuana de Aragón y Cardona1575–1608
VEnrique de Aragón Folc de Cardona y Córdoba1608–1640
VILuis de Aragón y Fernández de Córdoba1640–1670
VIIJoaquín de Aragón y Benavides
1670
VIIICatalina de Aragón y Sandoval1670–1697
IXLuis Francisco de la Cerda y Aragón1697–1711
XNicolás María Fernández de Córdoba y de la Cerda1711–1739
XILuis Fernández de Córdoba y Spínola1739–1768
XIIPedro de Alcántara Fernández de Córdoba1768–1789
XIIILuis María Fernández de Córdoba y Gonzaga1789–1806
XIVLuis Joaquín Fernández de Córdoba y Benavides1806–1840
XVLuis Tomás Fernández de Córdoba y Ponce de León1840-1873
XVILuis María Fernández de Córdoba y Pérez de Barradas1873–1879
XVIILuis Fernández de Córdoba y Salabert1880–1956
XVIIIVictoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Henestrosa1956–1969
XIXIgnacio Medina y Fernández de Córdoba1969–present

See also

Medinaceli arms

References

  1. BOE
  2. "Almanach de Gotha (2014)". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  3. www.diputaciondelagrandeza.es
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