Duke of San Miguel

Duke of San Miguel (Spanish: Duque de San Miguel) is a hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1625 by Philip IV to Juan Gravina, Vicar general of Spanish Sicily.[2]

Dukedom of San Miguel
Creation date5 July 1625
MonarchPhilip IV
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderJuan Gravina y Cruilles, 1st Duke of San Miguel
Present holderJuan Bautista Castillejo y Oriol[1]

The title became vacant for more than 200 years until Francisco Franco rehabilitated it in 1956 on behalf of Juan Castillejo y Ussía, 6th Count of Floridablanca and a descendant of the 2nd duke.

Federico Gravina, the Spanish admiral during the Battle of Trafalgar, was also a descendant of the Dukes of San Miguel.

Disambiguation

In 1855 Isabella II granted a dukedom with the same name to Evaristo Fernández de San Miguel, Captain general of the Army, with no relation to the present dukedom. Because the original Dukedom of San Miguel had been granted in the Kingdom of Sicily, it was not registered under Spain's peerage.

Palace of the Dukes of San Miguel, in Catania, Sicily

Dukes of San Miguel
  1. Juan Gravina y Cruilles, 1st Duke of San Miguel
  2. Juan Gravina y Requesens, 2nd Duke of San Miguel
  3. Juan Castillejo y Ussía, 3rd Duke of San Miguel
  4. Juan Bautista Castillejo y Oriol, 4th Duke of San Miguel

See also

References
  1. Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 4 January 1975
  2. Search of title "San Miguel, duque de"
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