The Duke of Lerma ( duque de Lerma ) is a hereditary aristocratic title in the Spanish Kingdom. It was created on November 11, 1599 by King Philip III for his favorite Francisco Gomez from the Sandoval family, whose ancestors had the title of Marqués de Denia for several previous generations (since 1484).
| Dukes of Lerma | |
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 Coat of arms of the Dukes of Lerm | |
| Period | November 11, 1599 - present |
| Ancestor | Francisco Gomez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma |
| Cognates | Duke of Medinaceli |
| Nationality | Spain |
Francisco Gomez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma , portrait author - Peter Paul Rubens
Pedro de Alcantra Telés Giron and Beaufort Spontin, 11th Duke of Osuna (1810–1844)
Mariano Telles Giron, 12th Duke of Hosun (1814–1882), 1857.
The title comes from the name of the municipality of Lerma in the province of Burgos , the autonomous community of Castile and Leon , where the 1st Duke of Lerma built his palace.
With the death in 1651 of the great-granddaughter of the 1st Duke, the Sandovalian clan left the title and for the following centuries “traveled” from clan to clan. It was successively worn by representatives of the Cardona families (branch of the dukes of Segorbe ), Silva (branch of the dukes of Infantado ), Telés-Giron (branch of the dukes of Osun ) and Cordoba .
On December 2, 1726, King Philip V bestowed on the 8th Duke of Lerma the dignity of a grandiose of Spain of the 1st class.
List of the Dukes of Lerma
| Title | Period | |
|---|---|---|
| Creation of Philip III | ||
| I | Francisco Gomez de Sandoval and Rojas, 1st Duke of Lerma (1553 - May 17, 1625), son of Francisco Gomez de Sandoval Rojas and Zunigi, 4th Marquis de Denia (c. 1540-1574), and Isabelle de Borja (1532— 1558) | 1599 - 1625 |
| II | Francisco Gomez de Sandoval and Padilla, 2nd Duke de Lerma (July 1598 - November 13, 1635), the eldest son of Cristobal de Sandoval and Rojas, 1st Duke de Wced (1577-1624), and Mariana de Padilla and Asuna, 5 Countess de Santa Gadea (c. 1575-1611), grandson of the previous | 1625 - 1635 |
| III | Mariana Gomez de Sandoval and Henriques de Cabrera, 3rd Duchess of de Lerma (November 18, 1614 - March 12, 1651), the eldest daughter of the previous and Felice Henriquez, wife of Luis Ramon Folk de Cardona de Aragon and de Fernandez de Cordoba, 6th Duke de Segorbe (1608-1670) | 1635 - 1651 |
| IV | Ambrosio de Aragon and Sandoval, 4th Duke de Lerma (December 10, 1650 - December 29, 1659), the youngest son of Luis Ramon de Cardona de Aragon and de Fernandez de Cordoba, 6th Duke de Segorbe, and Mariana Isabel de Sandoval Val Rojas Manrique de Padilla and Asuna, 3rd Duchess of de Lerma | 1651 - 1659 |
| V | Catalina de Aragon and Sandoval, 5th Duchess of de Lerma (March 21, 1635 - February 16, 1697), the eldest daughter of Luis Ramon de Cardona de Aragon and de Fernandez de Cordoba, 6th Duke de Segorbe, and Mariana Isabel de Sandoval Val Rojas Manrique de Padilla and Asuna, 3rd Duchess of de Lerma, elder sister of the previous. Wife of Juan Francisco Thomas de la Cerda, 8th Duke de Medinaceli (1637-1691) | 1660 - 1668 |
| VI | Catalina Gomez de Sandoval and Mendoza, 8th Duchess de Infantado, 6th Duchess de Lerma (1616 - July 1686), daughter of Diego Gomez de Sandoval (d. 1632) and Rojas and Louise de Mendoza and Mendoza, 9th Countess de Saldana (1582-1619), granddaughter of the 1st Duke of Lerma. Wife of Rodrigo de Silva and Mendoza, 4th Duke de Pastrana (1614–1675) | 1668 - 1686 |
| VII | Gregorio de Silva and Mendoza, 9th Duke de Infantado, 7th Duke de Lerma (April 24, 1649 - September 1, 1693), second son of previous | 1686 - 1693 |
| VIII | Juan de Dios de Silva and Haro, 10th Duke de Infantado, 8th Duke de Lerma (November 13, 1672 - December 9, 1737), son of the previous and Maria Mendes de Haro and Fernandez de Cordoba (c. 1650-1693) | 1693 - 1737 |
| IX | Maria Francisco de Silva and Gutierrez de los Rios, 11th Duchess de Infantado, 7th Duchess de Pastrana and 11th Duchess de Lerma (January 23, 1707 - February 5, 1770), daughter of the previous and Maria Theresa Gutierrez de los Rios Zapata and Guzman (d. 1737). Wife of Miguel Alvarez de Toledo, 10th Marquis de Tavar, Count de Villad (d. 1734) | 1737 - 1770 |
| X | Pedro Alcantara Alvarez de Toledo and Silva, 12th Duke of Infantado and 10th Duke of Lerma (December 27, 1729 - June 10, 1790), the eldest son of previous | 1770 - 1790 |
| Xi | Pedro Alcantara Alvarez de Toledo and Salm-Salm, 13th Duke de Infantado, 11th Duke de Lerma (July 20, 1768 - November 27, 1841), the eldest son of previous | 1790 - 1841 |
| XII | Pedro de Alcantara Telles Giron and Beaufort Spontin, 11th Duke de Hosuna, 12th Duke de Lerma (September 10, 1810 - September 29, 1844), the eldest son of Francisco de Borja Telles Giron and Pimentel, 10th Duke de Hosun (1785-1820), and Marie Francisco de Beaufort and Alvarez de Toledo, Countess de Beaufort-Spontin (1785-1830)) | 1841 - 1844 |
| XIII | Mariano Telles-Chiron and Beaufort Spontin, 12th Duke of Hosun, 13th Duke of Lerma (July 19, 1814 - June 2, 1882), younger brother of the previous | 1844 - 1882 |
| XIV | Fernando Maria de Constantinople Fernandez de Cordoba and Perez de Barradas, 14th Duke de Lerma (June 12, 1860 - September 10, 1936), third son of Luis Thomas de Villanueva Fernandez de Cordoba Figueroa and Ponce de Leon, 15th Duke de Medinaceli ( 1813-1873), and Angela Perez de Barradas and Bernoui, 1st Duchess of Tarifa (1827-1903) | 1887 - 1936 |
| XV | Maria de la Paz Fernandez de Cordoba and Fernandez de Henestros, 15th Duchess de Lerma (January 22, 1919 - October 3, 1998), second daughter of Luis Jesús Fernandez de Cordoba and Salbert, 17th Duke de Medinaceli (1879-1956), from his first marriage with Ana Maria Fernandez de Henestros and Gayoso de los Cobos (1879-1939). Wife of Jose Larios and Fernandez de Villavicencio, Marquis de Larios (1910-1997) | 1952 - 1997 |
| XVI | Fernando Larios and Fernandez de Cordoba, 16th Duke de Lerma (born April 6, 1943), the eldest son of the previous | 1997 - present |
Sources
- Información sobre los Duques de Lerma , en el sitio web Grandes de España.
- Duques de lerma