Duke de Bailen ( Spanish: Duque de Bailén ) - Spanish noble title. It was created on June 12, 1833 by King Ferdinand VII for the Spanish military commander, Francisco Javier Castagnos and Aragorri (1758-1852), captain-general of the royal army and future mentor of Queen Isabella II .
| Dukes de Bailen | |
|---|---|
 Ducal crown | |
| Period | June 12, 1833 - present |
| Ancestor | Francisco Javier Castagnos and Aragorri, 1st Duke de Bailen |
| Homeland | Kingdom of spain |
| Nationality | Spain |
The name of the ducal title comes from the name of the city of Bailen , the province of Jaen , the autonomous community of Andalusia .
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Dukes de Bailen
- 3 Sources
- 4 References
History
Francisco Javier Castagnos distinguished himself during the war, the independence of Spain from the French Empire . In particular, he became famous at the Battle of Bailen in July 1808 , as a result of which he defeated the corps of the French General Dupont , commander-in-chief of the Emperor Napoleon in Spain. After the defeat and surrender of the French under Bailen, King Joseph Bonaparte left Spain.
The Spanish king Ferdinand VII originally granted General Francisco Javier Castagnos the life-long title of Duke de Bailen, but his eldest daughter and successor, Queen Isabella II , made him the hereditary title on May 31, 1847 .
Dukes de Bailen
| Title | Period | |
|---|---|---|
| Creation created by Ferdinand VII | ||
| I | Francisco Javier Castaños and Aragorri, 1st Duke de Bailen (April 22, 1758 - September 24, 1852), son of Juan Felipe de Castaños and Urioste (1715-1774) and Maria Concepcion Aragorri and Olavide | 1833 - 1852 |
| II | Luis Carondelet Castanos, 2nd Duke de Bailen, 6th Baron de Carondelet (September 16, 1787 - November 3, 1869), son of Francisco Luis Hector de Karandoleta, Baron de Carondelet (d. 1807), and Maria Concepcion de Castagnos and Aragorri (d. 1759), nephew of the previous | 1852 - 1869 |
| III | Eduardo de Carondelet and Donado, 3rd Duke of Bailen, 7th Baron de Carondelet (May 14, 1820 - April 18, 1882), the only son of the previous and Maria Gertrudis Donado Garcia (1796-1867) | 1869 - 1882 |
| IV | Maria de la Encarnacion Fernandez de Córdoba and Carondedet, 4th Duchess de Bailen, 11th Marquise de Mirabelle, 9th Countess de Berantevilla (March 13, 1862 - May 31, 1923), daughter of Pedro Fernandez de Cordoba Alvarez de las Asturias Bohorkes (1819–1883) and Matilda Rosa Ramona Martina de Carondelet and Donado (1828–1864), daughter of the 2nd Duke de Bailen | 1882 - 1923 |
| V | Jose Maria Cavero and Goicoerrotea, 5th Duke de Bailen, 4th Marquis de Portugalale (1895 - May 16, 1970), son of Angel Thomas Maria Ramón Cavero and Ursais (1859-1932), and Maria de los Dolores de Goicoerrothea and Carondelet , 3rd Marquise de Portugalete (1870-1920) | 1923 - 1970 |
| VI | Juan Manuel Cavero de Carondelet and Balli, 6th Duke of Bailen, 5th Marquis de Portuguese (November 6, 1927 - October 12, 2013), the eldest son of the previous | 1978 - 2013 |
| VII | Francisco Javier Cavero de Carondelet and Hristou, 7th Duke de Bailen, 6th Marquis de Portuguese, born April 13, 1952, eldest son of the previous | 2014 - present |
Sources
- González-Doria Durán de Quiroga, Fernando (2000). Diccionario heráldico y nobiliario de los Reinos de España (1ª edición). San Fernando de Henares: Trigo Ediciones SL ISBN 978-84-89787-17-9 .
- Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles. Instituto "Salazar y Castro", CSIC