Large of Spain

The dignity of Grand of Spain is the level highest of the Spanish nobility. It is immediately below than that of the Infant S, the wire of the sovereign. The wire of the infants of Spain profit from the honors the large ones of Spain.

The dignity of Large of Spain was creates by Charles Quint in 1520. At the time of the ceremonies of its crowning like Germanic Roman Emperor, it establishes a distinction among noble Spanish between the Titulos (holders of a title of nobility) and the Grandes , successors of the rico-hombres of the time of the Reconquista. These Large profits from privileges of which most important are those to remain covered in the presence of the king, who calls them firstly or cousin.

The Large ones of Spain are regarded all as equal and stamp their weapons of the ducal crown.

In 1520, twenty-five noble accepted the grandess, their families formed later the group of large of first class. The dignity of large could be associated with a title with Duc, Marquis or Count or remain personal without any title. As from the 19th century, all the dukes accepted the title of large of Spain.

Among large of Spain the oldest: the duke of Medinaceli, the pile cluster, the duke del Infantado, the duke of Osuna, the duke of Alburquerque, the duke of Segorbe, the duke of Medina Sidonia, the duke of Najera, the duke of Escalona-Marquis de Villena, the duke of Frias, the marquis d' Aguilar de Campoo, the marquis d' Astorga, the marquis de Priego, the count-duke of Benavente, the count of Cabra or the count de Lemos.

The number of large of Spain increased in an important way under the Spanish monarchy, which rewarded by there its most important servants. One can quote the example of the French made large of Spain by the king Philippe V of Spain, grandson of Louis XIV, of which Saint-Simon. Nowadays the number of Large of Spain east of almost 400.

The large ones of Spain, their consorts and their successors immediate are entitled to the treatment of Excellence, and Its Majesty is addressed to them while call them cousin (Firstly).

Holders

Duke of Abrantès
Duke of Ahumada
Pile cluster *
Duke of Alburquerque
Duke of Alcalá of los Gazules
Duke of Alcudia
Duke of Algéciras
Duke of Algete
Duke of Aliaga *
Duke of Almazán de Saint Priest
Duke of Almenara Alta
Duke of Almodóvar del Río
Duke of Almodóvar del Valle
Duke of Amalfi
Duke of Andría
Duke of Ansola
Duke of Arcos of Frontera
Duke of Arévalo
Duke of Arévalo del Rey
Duke of Arión
Duke of Arjona *
Duke of Atrisco
Duke of Aveyro
Duke of Badajoz
Duke of Baena
Duke of Bailén Castaños
Duke of Baños
Duke of Berwick *
Duke of Bivona
Duke of Cadiz
Duke of Calvo Sotelo
Duke of Camiña
Duke of Canalejas
Duke of Cánovas del Castillo
Duke of Cardona
Duke of Carrero Blanco
Duke of Manor house Sangro
Duke of Castillejos
Duke of Castrejón
Duke of Castro-Enríquez
Duke of Castro-Terreño
Duke of Caylus
Duke of Ciudad Real
Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo. Its holder is the Duc of Wellington
Duc of Conquista
Duc of Dato
Duc del Arco
Duc of Denied there Tarifa
Duc of Dúrcal
Duc of Elio
Duc of Escalona
Duc of Estremera
Duc of Feria
Duc of Fernán Núñez
Duc of Fernández-Miranda
Duc of Fernandina
Duc of Francavilla
Duc of Free
Duc of Frias
Duke of Gaeta
Duke of Galisteo
Duke of Gandie
Duke of Gor
Duke of Granada of EGA
Duke of Gravina
Duke of Grimaldi
Duke of Hernani
Duke of Híjar *
Duke of Hornachuelos
Duke of Huéscar *
Duke of Huete
Duke del Infantado
Duke of Torre
Duke of Victoria
Duke of Victoria of mow Amezcoas
Duke of mow Torres
Duke of Lécera
Duke of Lerma
Duke of Levis
Duke of Linares
Duke of Liria there Jérica *
Duke of Lugo
Duke of Luna
Duke of Mandas there Villanueva
Duke of Maqueda
Duke of Marchena
Duke of Maura
Duke of Medina de Las Torres
Duke of Medina de Rioseco
Duke of Medinaceli
Duke of Medina-Sidonia
Duke of Mendaro
Duke of Miranda
Duke of Moctezuma de Tultengo
Duke of Mola
Duke of Montalto
Duke of Montealegre
Duke of Monteleón
Duke of Monteleón de Castilblanco
Duke of Montellano
Duke of Montemar
Duke of Montoro *
Duke of Nájera
Duke of Nemi
Duke of Noblejas
Duke of Nochera
Count-duke of Olivares *
Duke of Osuna
Duc of Palata
Duc of Parcent
Duc of Parks
Duc of Pastrana
Duc of Peñaranda de Duero
Duc of Pinohermoso
Duc of Plasencia
Duc of Plata of Bárcena
Duc of Pomar
Duc of Prim
Duc of Primo de Rivera
Duc of Regulated
Duc of Riansares
Duc of Rivetted
Duc of Robecq
Duc of Rubi
Duc of San Carlo
Duc of San Fernando de Quiroga
Duc of San Fernando Shine
Duc of San Lorenzo de Vallehermoso
Duc of San Miguel
Duc of San Pedro de Galatino
Duc of San Ricardo
Duc of Sanlucar Mayor
Duc of Santa Cristina
Duc of Santa Elena
Duc of Santángelo
Duc of Santisteban del Puerto
Duc of Santo Buono
Duc of Santo Mauro
Duc of Santoña
Duc of Sogorb
Duc of Segovia
Duc of Seu d' Urgel
Duc of Sessa
Duc of Seville
Duc of Sevillano
Duc of Solferino
Duc of Summoned
Duc of Soria
Duc of Sotomayor
Duc of Suárez
Duc of Sueca
Duc of Talavera of Reina
Duc of Tamames
Duc of Tarancón
Duc of Tariffed
Duc of Terranova
Duc of Tétouan
Duc of Torre
Duc of Torres
Duc of Tovar
Duc of You Serclaes
Duc of Uceda
Duc of Unión of Cuba
Duc of Valencia
Duc of Valencia de Campos
Duc of Vega
Duc of Veragua
Duc of Villafranca of los Caballeros
Duc of Villahermosa
Duc of Vista Alegre
Duke of Vistahermosa
Duke of Saragossa

Marquis d' Aguilar de Campoo
Marquis d' Astorga
Marquis del Carpio *
Marquis de San Vicente del Barco *
Marquis de Villena

Count d' Aranda *
Count de Benavente
Count de Cabra
Count de Lemos *
Count de Lerín *
Count de Miranda del Castañar *
Count de Monterrey *
Count d' Osorno *
Count de Palma del Río *
Count de Salvatierra *
Count de Siruela *

* mark grandesses belonging to the current duchess of Alba.

See too

Internal bonds

Even of France, which can offer a comparison, although the number of pars of France was always more reduced than that of large of Spain.

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