Duke of Alburquerque

Duke of Alburquerque (Spanish: Duque de Alburquerque) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1464 by Henry IV to Beltrán de la Cueva, his "royal favourite" and grand master of the Order of Santiago.[2] It makes reference to the town of Alburquerque in Badajoz, Spain.

Not to be confused with Duke of Albuquerque.
Dukedom of Alburquerque
Creation date20 August 1464
MonarchHenry IV
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderBeltrán de la Cueva y Alfonso de Mercado, 1st Duke of Alburquerque
Present holderJuan Miguel Osorio y Beltrán de Lis, 19th Duke of Alburquerque[1]

Dukes of Alburquerque
  1. Beltrán de la Cueva, 1st Duke of Alburquerque (1464-1492)
  2. Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque (1492-1526)
  3. Beltrán de la Cueva, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque (1526-1560)
  4. Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 4th Duke of Alburquerque (1560-1563)
  5. Gabriel de la Cueva, 5th Duke of Alburquerque (1563-1571)
  6. Beltrán III de la Cueva y Castilla, 6th Duke of Alburquerque (1571-1612), Viceroy of Aragón
  7. Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 7th Duke of Alburquerque (1612-1637)
  8. Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque (1637–1676), Viceroy of New Spain
  9. Melchor Fernández de la Cueva y Enríquez de Cabrera, 9th Duke of Alburquerque (1676-1686), Capitán General de la Mar Oceano
  10. Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque (1686–1733), Viceroy of New Spain
  11. Francisco VI Fernández de la Cueva y de la Cerda, 11th Duke of Alburquerque (1733-1757), Capitán General de la Mar Oceano and Caballerizo mayor del Rey
  12. Pedro Miguel de la Cueva y Guzmán, 12th Duke of Alburquerque (1757-1762), Mariscal de Campo de los Reales Ejércitos
  13. Miguel de la Cueva y Enríquez de Navarra, 13th Duke of Alburquerque (1762-1803), Viceroy of Aragón
  14. José María de la Cueva, 14th Duke of Alburquerque (1803–1811), Spanish general during the Peninsular War and a Spanish ambassador to London
  15. Nicolás Osorio y Zayas, 15th Duke of Alburquerque (1830-1866), Senator and Mayordomo mayor del Rey consorte
  16. José Osorio y Silva, 16th Duke of Alburquerque (1866-1909), Mayor of Madrid
  17. Miguel Osorio y Martos, 17th Duke of Alburquerque (1910-1942), Gentilhombre Grande de España con ejercicio y servidumbre
  18. Beltrán Alfonso Osorio, 18th Duke of Alburquerque (1942–1994), jockey
  19. Juan Miguel Osorio y Bertrán de Lis, 19th Duke of Alburquerque (b. 1958), the current holder of the ducal title.

See also

References
  1. BOE
  2. Search of title "Alburquerque, duque de"
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