Coat of arms of the duke of Nájera

Duke of Nájera (Spanish: Duque de Nájera) is a hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, which was bestowed by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain on 30 August 1482 to Don Pedro Manrique de Lara, II Count of Treviño and Ricohombre de Castilla, as a reward for his services to the Crown. In 1520, King Charles I supplemented the title of duke with that of Grandee of Spain.

The title refers to the town of Nájera in the La Rioja region.

The Dukes of Nájera ruled Nájera until the year 1600, when the last Duke in the male line died without a son. The title passed to his daughter Luisa.

Dukes of Nájera

HolderPeriodRemarks
Created by the Catholic Monarchs
iPedro Manrique de Lara y Sandoval1482–1515
iiAntonio Manrique de Lara y Castro1515–1535son. Order of the Golden Fleece
iiiJuan Esteban Manrique de Lara y Cardona1535–1558son. Order of the Golden Fleece
ivJuan Esteban Manrique de Lara Acuña y Manuel1558–1600son. Viceroy of Valencia
vLuisa Manrique de Lara y Girón1600–1627daughter. Married Bernardino de Cárdenas, 3rd Duke of Maqueda
viJorge de Cárdenas y Manrique de Lara1627–1644son. Governor of Oran
viiJaime Manuel de Cárdenas Manrique de Lara1644–1652brother
viiiFrancisco María de Monserrate Manrique de Cárdenas y Lara1652–1656son. No issue
ixTeresa Antonia Hurtado de Mendoza y Manrique de Cárdenas1656–1657cousin. No issue
xAntonio de Velasco Manrique de Mendoza Acuña y Tejada1657–1676son of her sister Nicolasa
xiFrancisco Miguel Manrique de Velasco1676–1678son. no issue
xiiNicolasa Manrique de Mendoza Velasco Acuña y Manuel1678–1709sister, married Beltrán Vélez de Guevara
xiiiAna Micaela Guevara Manrique de Velasco1709–1729daughter, married Gaspar Portocarrero y Bocanegra, Marqués de Almenara
xivJoaquín María Portocarrero Manrique de Guevara1729–1731son, died aged 3.
xvJoaquín Cayetano Ponce de León y Spínola1731–1743distant cousin, VIII Duke of Arcos
xviManuel Ponce de León y Spínola1743–1744brother
xviiFrancisco Cayetano Ponce de León y Spínola1744–1763brother
xviiiAntonio Ponce de León y Spínola1763–1780brother, Order of the Golden Fleece
xixMaría Isidra de la Cruz de la Cerda y Manrique de Lara1780–1811distant cousin, married Diego Ventura de Guzmán, Marqués de Montealegre
xxDiego Isidro de Guzmán y de la Cerda1811–1849son, Order of the Golden Fleece
xxiCarlos Luis de Guzmán y la Cerda1850–1880son
xxiiJuan Bautista de Guzmán y Caballero1881–1890brother
xxiiiJosé Reinaldo de Guzmán y de la Cerda1890–1891brother
xxivJuan de Zavala y Guzmán1892–1910son of his sister and Juan de Zavala (1804–1879)
xxvLuis de Zavala y Guzmán1911–1913brother
xxviMaría del Pilar de Zavala y Guzmán1913–1915sister, married Ventura García-Sancho
xxviiMaría del Pilar García-Sancho y Zavala1916–1916daughter, married Leopoldo de Travesedo Fernández
xxviiiJuan Bautista de Travesedo y García-Sancho1917–1965son
xxixJuan de Travesedo y Martínez de las Rivas1967–1996son
xxxJuan de Travesedo y Colón de Carvajal2000–actual holderson of his brother

Sources

  • Salazar y Acha, Jaime de (2012). Los Grandes de España (siglos XV-XVI). Ediciones Hidalguía. ISBN 978-84 939313-9-1.
  • Geneanet
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