Duke of San Fernando de Quiroga

Dukedom of San Fernando de Quiroga
Creation date13 November 1815
Created byFerdinand VII
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderJoaquín José Melgarejo y Saurín, 1st Duke of San Fernando de Quiroga
Present holderRafael Ignacio Melgarejo y de la Peña, 9th Duke of San Fernando de Quiroga[1]

Duke of San Fernando de Quiroga (Spanish: Duque de San Fernando de Quiroga) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1815 by Ferdinand VII to Joaquín José Melgarejo, 3rd Marquess of Melgarejo in the Kingdom of Naples and Mayordomo de semana of the king during his time as Prince of Asturias.[2][3]

Such was the affection of king Ferdinand VII for the 1st Duke that he approved of his marriage with his cousin María Luisa de Borbón y Vallabriga, a daughter of the king's uncle, Infante Luis of Spain.[4]

"The Dukes of San Fernando de Quiroga" by Rafael Tegeo, c. 1830

Dukes of San Fernando de Quiroga (1815)

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References

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  1. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 31 July 2001
  2. ^ Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España, Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Ediciones Hidalguía, Vol. 50 (Madrid, 2018)
  3. ^ Search of title "San Fernando DE QUIROGA, duque de"
  4. ^ Real Academia de la Historia
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