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Burial sites of Spanish noble families (9 C) A. House of Alba (2 C, 27 P) House of Albret (1 C, 25 P) Beni Alfons (1 C, 26 P) House of Aragon (1 C, 58 P)
The ordinary Spanish nobility is divided into six ranks. From highest to lowest, these are: duque (duke), marqués (marquess), conde (count), vizconde (viscount), barón (baron), and señor (lord) (as well as the feminine forms of these titles). Nobility descends from the first man of a family who was raised to the nobility (or recognized as ...
Grandees of Spain (Spanish: Grandes de España) are the highest-ranking members of the Spanish nobility. They comprise nobles who hold the most important historical landed titles in Spain or its former colonies. Many such hereditary titles are held by heads of families, having been acquired via strategic marriages between landed families.
The House of Lara (Spanish: Casa de Lara) is a noble family from the medieval Kingdom of Castile. Two of its branches, the Duques de Nájera and the Marquesado de Aguilar de Campoo were considered Grandees of Spain. The Lara family gained numerous territories in Castile, León, Andalucía, and Galicia and members of the family moved throughout ...
A Grandeza de España (grandeeship) is a separate legal entity from a title of nobility, although grandezas are normally but not exclusively granted in conjunction with a title. Since the 20th century invariably the King of Spain has conferred a Grandeza de España upon any newly created duke. A grandee of any noble rank is higher in precedence ...
Lord. Marquess. Viceroy. Grandee of Spain. Estate (s) Ducal Palace of Pastrana. Castle of Barcience. Coat of Arms of the Silva-Tarouca family. The House of Silva (/ ˈsɪlˌvɑː /) is an ancient and influential aristocratic family of Spanish and Portuguese origin.
House of Guzmán. The House of Guzmán (Casa de Guzmán) is an old and noble Spanish family that emerged in Castile in the 12th century and became one of the most prominent dynasties of the Spanish kingdom until the 18th century. The original family gave rise to several branches, one of which became Dukes of Medina Sidonia from the 15th century ...
Count of la Mejorada. Marquess of Merry del Val. List of Spanish monarchs. Duke of Montalto (title) Duke of Montalto (defunct) Duke of Montellano. Count of Montijo. Duke of Montoro. Marquess of Moratalla.