Duke de Cardona

Dukes of Cardon
Dukes of Cardon
	; Coat of arms of the Dukes of Cardon
Period	1491 - present
Ancestor
Homeland	Kingdom of aragon
Nationality	Spain
Estates	Cardona Castle

Duke de Cardona ( Spanish: duque de Cardona ) - Spanish aristocratic title. It was created in 1491 by the King of Aragon Ferdinand II the Catholic for (1446-1513), Count da Cardona (1486-1491), Count de Prades and Baron Entens (1486-1513), Viscount de Vilamoura (1486-1513).

Cardona Castle, ancestral residence of the Dukes of Cardon

Enrique de Aragon Folk de Cardona and Cordoba, 6th Duke of de Cardona (1588-1640), and his wife, Catalina Fernandez de Cordoba (1589-1646)

Pedro Antonio de Aragon, Count de Prades (1611–1690), Viceroy of Catalonia (1642–1644) and Naples (1666–1671)

Luis Francisco de la Cerda, 9th Duke de Medinaceli, 11th Duke de Cardona (1660-1711), portrait author Jacob Ferdinand Foote , Prado Museum .

Nicholas Fernandez de Cordoba and de la Cerda, 10th Duke de Medinaceli, 12th Duke de Cardona (1682-1739)

The name of the ducal title comes from the name of the city of Cardona ( province of Barcelona , autonomous community of Catalonia ).

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History

The Viscountry of Cardon stood out from the Viscountry of Oson . The first holder of the title was Ramon Folk I, who ruled in 1040 - 1086 , since 1062 he was known as the Viscount of Cardona. Ramon was the son of Folk I, Viscount Osona (1029-1040).

Hugo II de Cardona (1328-1400), 10th Viscount de Cardona (1334-1375), on December 14, 1375 received the Count's title from King Aragon Pedro IV in reward for his actions against King Mallorca Jaime III .

His direct descendant, Juan Ramon Folk III de Cardona, 5th Earl of de Cardona (1446-1513), in 1491 received the title of Duke de Cardon.

Viscounts de Cardona

(d. 1086), last Viscount of Osson (1040-1062) and 1st Viscount of Cardona (1062-1086), son of Viscount Ossona of Folk I
(April 1086 - April 27, 1151), 2nd Viscount de Cardona (1099-1151), son of Ermessenda de Cardona (c. 1071-1095) and Deodato Bernardo de Claramunta, 2nd Viscount de Tarragona , maternal grandson of Ramon Folk I
Ramon Folk II de Cardona (d. 1176), 3rd Viscount de Cardona (1151–1176), son of the previous
Ramon Folk III de Cardona (1130 - March 3, 1177), 4th Viscount de Cardona (1176–1177), son of the previous
(1156 - July 12, 1225), 5th Viscount de Cardona (1177-1225), son of the previous
(1180 - August 23, 1241), 6th Viscount de Cardona (1225-1241), son of the previous
(1220 - June 5, 1276), 7th Viscount de Cardona (1241-1276), son of the previous
(May 26, 1259 - October 31, 1320), 8th Viscount de Cardona (1276–1320), son of the previous
(April 1307 - August 25, 1334), 9th Viscount de Cardona (1320–1334), son of the previous
(October 15, 1328 - August 2, 1400), 10th Viscount de Cardona (1334-1375), 1st Earl of de Cardona (1375-1400), son of the previous one.

Counts de Cardona

(October 15, 1328 - August 2, 1400), 1st Earl of de Cardona (1375-1400), son of Hugo I de Cardon, 9th Viscount de Cardona, and Beatrice Anglesola
(January 3, 1375 - April 11, 1441), 2nd Earl of de Cardona (1400-1441), son of the previous and Beatrice de Luna and Herick
(June 14, 1400 - 1471), 3rd Earl of de Cardona (1441-1471), son of the previous and Juan de Gandía (d. 1419)
(January 9, 1418 - June 18, 1486), 4th Earl of de Cardona (1471-1486), son of the previous and Juan de Prades (d. 1441), Countess de Prades (1414-1441 )
(1446 - January 29, 1513), 5th Earl de Cardona (1486-1491), 1st Duke de Cardona (1491-1513), son of the previous one and Juana de Urhel (1415— 1455).

Dukes of de Cardona

1491-1513: (1446 - January 29, 1513), 5th Earl de Cardona (1486-1491), 1st Duke de Cardona (1491-1513), son of Juan Ramon Folk III de Cardona (1418-1486), 4th Earl de Cardona (1471-1486), and Juan de Urhel (1415-1455)
1513-1543: (1470 - November 13, 1543), 2nd Duke of Cardona (1513-1543), fifth son of the previous one and Aldonza Enriques and Quinones (1450-1520)
1543-1564: (c. 1500 - August 28, 1564), 3rd Duchess of de Cardona (1543-1564), third daughter of the previous one and Francisco Manrique de Lara (d. 1529). Wife of Alfonso de Aragón and Portugal (1489-1563), 2nd Duke of Segorbe
1564–1575: (1539–12 May 1575), 4th Duke of Cardona (1564–1575), 3rd Duke of Segorbe (1563–1575), fourth son of Alfonso de Aragon and Portugal, 2nd Duke de Segorbe, and Juan de Cardona and Manrique de Lara, 3rd Duchess de Cardona
1575-1608: (1543 - August 12, 1608), 5th Duchess of de Cardona and 4th Duchess of de Segorbe (1575-1608), younger sister of the previous one. Husband - Diego Fernandez de Cordoba and Zúñiga (1524–1601), Aragon
1608-1640: (August 12, 1588 - July 22, 1640), 5th Duke of Segorbe and 6th Duke of Cardona (1608-1640), Viceroy of Catalonia (1630 -1632, 1633-1638, 1640). The son of Luis Ramon de Aragon, Folk de Cardona and Cordoba (1558-1596), 10th Earl de Prades (1578-1596), and Anna Enriquez de Cabrera (1561-1607), the grandson of the previous
1640-1670: (January 4, 1608 - January 14, 1670), 7th Duke of Cardona and 6th Duke of Segorbe (1640-1670) , the eldest son of the previous and Catalina Fernandez de Cordoba-Figueroa and Enriques de Ribera (1589-1646)
1670–1670: (April 24, 1667 - March 5, 1670), 8th Duke of Cardona and 7th Duke of Segorbe (1670), the only son of the previous from the second marriage with Maria Theresa de Benavides and Davila Korella (d. 1704)
1670–1690: (November 7, 1611 - September 1, 1690), 9th Duke of Cardona and 8th Duke of Segorbe (1670-1690), second son Enrique de Aragon Folk de Cardona and Cordoba (1588-1640), 5th Duke de Segorbe and 6th Duke de Cardon (1608-1640), and Catalina Fernandez de Cordoba Figueroa and Enriquez de Ribera (1589-1646)
1670–1697: (March 21, 1635 - February 16, 1697), 10th Duchess of de Cardona and 9th Duchess of de Segorbe (1690-1677), the eldest daughter of Luis Ramón de Aragon Folk de Cardona and Córdoba (1558–1596), 10th Earl de Prades (1578–1596), and his first wife Marianne de Sandoval-Rojas and Enriques de Cabrera. Husband since 1653 Juan Francisco de la Cerda and Henriques de Ribera (1637–1691), 8th Duke de Medinaceli (1671–1691)
1697-1711: (August 2, 1660 - January 26, 1711), 11th Duke of de Cardona and 10th Duke of Segorbe (1697-1711), 9th Duke of Medinaceli ( 1691-1711), Viceroy of Naples (1696-1702), the eldest son of previous
1711-1739: (June 24, 1682 - March 19, 1739), 10th Duke de Medinaceli, 12th Duke de Cardona and 11th Duke de Segorbe (1711 —1739), the second son of Luis Francisco Mauricio Fernandez de Cordoba and Figueroa (1650–1690), 7th Duke de Feria, and Felice Maria de la Cerda and Aragon (1657–1709), the eldest daughter of Juan Francisco de la Cerda and Henriques de Ribera, 8th Duke de Medinaceli, and Catherine Anthony de Aragon-Cardona-Cordoba and de Sandoval-Rojas, 9th Duchess de Cardona
1739-1768: (September 20, 1704 - January 14, 1768), 11th Duke of de Medinaceli, 13th Duke of de Cardona and 12th Duke of Segorbe (17039-1768 ), the eldest son of the previous and Jeronyms of Maria Spinola and de la Cerda (1687-1757)
1768-1789: (November 10, 1730 - November 24, 1789), 12th Duke de Medinaceli, 14th Duke de Cardona and 13th Duke de Segorbe, only son previous and Maria Theresa de Moncada and Benavides, 7th Marquise de Aytona (1707-1756)
1789-1806: (April 17, 1749 - November 12, 1806), 13th Duke of de Medinaceli, 15th Duke of de Cardona and 14th Duke of Segorbe (1789-1806), the eldest son of the previous marriage from Maria Francesca de Gonzaga and Caracciolo
1806-1840: (August 12, 1780 - July 7, 1840), the 14th Duke of de Medinaceli, the 16th Duke of de Cardon and the 15th Duke of Segorbe (1806-1840), the eldest son of the previous and Maria Joaquin de Benavides and Pacheco (1746-1805), 3rd Duchess of Santisteban del Puerto
1840–1873: (September 18, 1813 - January 6, 1873), 15th Duke of de Medinaceli, 17th Duke of Cardona and 16th Duke of Segorbe (1840-1873 ), the eldest son of the previous and Maria de la Concepcion Ponce de Leon and Carvajal (1780-1813), 5th Duchess of de Montemar
1873–1879: (March 20, 1851 - May 14, 1879), 16th Duke of Medinaceli, 18th Duke of Cardona and 17th Duke of Segorbe (1873-1879 ), the eldest son of the previous and Angela Apollonia Perez de Barradas and Bernoui, 1st Duchess de Denia and Tarifa (1827-1903)
1880-1949: (January 16, 1880 - July 13, 1956), the 17th Duke of de Medinaceli, the 19th Duke of de Cardona and the 18th Duke of Segorbe (1880-1956), the only son of the previous and Casilda Remigia de Salabert and Arteaga (1858-1936), the 9th Marquise de La Torresilla
1950-1998: (1941 - April 19, 1998), 20th Duchess de Cardona (1950-1998), the only daughter of the previous from her second marriage with Maria de la Concepcion Rey de Pablo Blanco ( d. 1971). 1st husband - Alfonso Castillejo and de Ussia, Marquis de Aldama (d. 1977), 2nd husband - lawyer Antonio Guerrero Burgos (d. 1984)
1998 - present: (born 1982). The 21st Duchess of Cardona (since 1998), the only daughter of the previous one and Antonio Guerrero Burgos (d. 1984). Married since 2008 to Emilio Prieto Reina.

Family Tree

Family tree of the Dukes de Cardona

Juan Ramon Folk de Cardona and Urhel,
1st Duke de Cardona
(1446-1513)

Fernando Folk de Cardona and Henriques,
2nd Duke of de Cardona
(† 1543)

Juan Folk de Cardona and Manrique,
Duchess de Segorbe
3rd Duchess of de Cardona
(1504-1564)

Francisco de Aragon and Cardona,
3rd Duke de Segorbe,
4th Duke de Cardona
(1539-1575)

Juan de Aragon and Cardona,
4th Duchess de Segorbe,
5th Duchess of de Cardona
(† 1608)

Luis Ramon de Aragon Folk de Cardona,
10th Earl de Prades
(1568-1596)

Enrique de Aragon Folk de Cardona and Cordoba,
5th Duke de Segorbe,
6th Duke of de Cardona
(1588-1640)

Luis Ramon de Aragon Folk de Cardona and Cordoba,
6th Duke of Segorbe,
7th Duke of de Cardona
(1608-1670)

Pedro Antonio de Aragon,
8th Duke de Segorbe,
9th Duke de Cardona
(1611-1690)

Catalina de Aragon,
Duchess de Medinaceli
The 8th Duchess of Segorbe
9th Duchess of de Cardona
(1635-1697)

Joaquin de Aragon,
7th Duke de Segorbe,
8th Duke de Cardona
(1667-1670)

Felice Maria de la Cerda and Aragon
Marquise de Priego
(1657-1709)

Luis Francisco de la Cerda,
9th Duke de Medinaceli,
10th Duke of de Cardona
(1660-1711)

Nicolas Fernandez de Cordoba and la Cerda,
10th Duke de Medinaceli,
11th Duke of de Cardona
(1682-1739)

Luis Antonio Fernandez de Cordoba and Spinola,
11th Duke de Medinaceli,
12th Duke of de Cardona
(1704-1768)

Pedro de Alcantara de Cordoba and Moncada
de Córdoba,
12th Duke de Medinaceli,
13th Duke of de Cardona
(1730-1789)

Luis Maria Fernandez de Cordoba and Gonzaga,
13th Duke de Medinaceli,
14th Duke of de Cardona
(1749-1806)

Luis Joaquin Fernandez de Cordoba and Benavides,
14th Duke de Medinaceli,
15th Duke of de Cardona
(1780-1840)

Luis Thomas Fernandez de Cordoba and Ponce de Leon,
15th Duke de Medinaceli,
16th Duke of de Cardona
(1813-1873)

Luis Maria Fernandez de Cordoba and Perez de Barradas,
16th Duke de Medinaceli,
17th Duke of de Cardona
(1851-1879)

Luis Jesus Fernandez de Cordoba and Salabert,
The 17th Duke of Medinaceli
18th Duke of de Cardona
(1880-1956)

Victoria Eugenia Fernandez
de Cordoba
18th Duchess de Medinaceli
(1917-2013)
With succession in the house of the Dukes of Medinaceli .

Casilda Fernandez
de Cordoba and Rey,
19th Duchess of de Cardona
(1941-1998)

Casilda Guerrero-Burgos,
20th Duchess de Cardona
(born 1982)

Links

Sources

Rodríguez Bernal, Francesc. Els vescomtes de Cardona al segle XII. Una història a través dels seus testaments. Lleida: Universitat de Lleida, 2009. ISBN 978-84-8409-334-3