Duke of Béjar

Duke of Béjar (Spanish: Duque de Béjar) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1485 by the Catholic Monarchs to Álvaro de Zúñiga, 1st Duke of Plasencia and chief justice of Castile.[2][3]

Dukedom of Béjar
Creation date1485
MonarchCatholic Monarchs
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderÁlvaro de Zúñiga y Guzmán, 1st Duke of Béjar
Present holderPedro de Alcántara Roca de Togores y Salinas, 21st Duke of Béjar[1]

The title refers to the town of Béjar in Salamanca, Spain.

Dukes of Béjar
  1. Álvaro de Zúñiga y Guzmán, 1st Duke of Béjar
  2. Álvaro de Zúñiga y Pérez de Guzmán, 2nd Duke of Béjar
  3. Teresa de Zúñiga y Manrique de Lara, 3rd Duchess of Béjar
  4. Francisco de Zúñiga y Sotomayor, 4th Duke of Béjar
  5. Francisco Diego de Zúñiga y Mendoza, 5th Duke of Béjar
  6. Alfonso Diego de Zúñiga y Pérez de Guzmán, 6th Duke of Béjar
  7. Francisco Diego de Zúñiga y Mendoza, 7th Duke of Béjar
  8. Alfonso Diego de Zúñiga y Mendoza, 8th Duke of Béjar
  9. Juan Manuel de Zúñiga y Mendoza, 9th Duke of Béjar
  10. Manuel Diego López de Zúñiga y Sarmiento de Silva, 10th Duke of Béjar
    The 10th Duke of Béjar by Romeyn de Hooghe, 1682
  11. Juan Manuel López de Zúñiga y Castro, 11th Duke of Béjar, 11th Duke of Béjar
  12. Joaquín López de Zúñiga y Castro, 12th Duke of Béjar
  13. María Josefa Alfonso-Pimentel y Téllez-Girón, 13th Duchess of Béjar
  14. Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón y Beaufort Spontin, 14th Duke of Béjar
  15. Mariano Téllez-Girón y Beaufort Spontin, 15th Duke of Béjar
  16. María del Rosario Téllez-Girón y Fernández de Velasco, 16th Duchess of Béjar
  17. Jaime Roca de Togores y Téllez-Girón, 17th duke of Béjar
  18. Luis de Alcántara Roca de Togores y Téllez-Girón, 18th Duke of Béjar
  19. Pedro de Álcantara Roca de Togores y Tordesillas, 19th Duke of Béjar
  20. Pedro de Álcantara Roca de Togores y Laffitte, 20th Duke of Béjar
  21. Pedro de Álcantara Roca de Togores y Salinas, 21st Duke of Béjar

See also

References
  1. Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 20 April 1979
  2. Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España, Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Ediciones Hidalguía, Vol. 50 (Madrid, 2018), pp. 140-141
  3. Search of title "Béjar, duque de"
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