Dukedom_of_Infantado

Duke of the Infantado

Duke of the Infantado

Hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain

Duke of the Infantado (Spanish: Duque del Infantado) is a Spanish peerage title that was granted to Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Figueroa, son of Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, by the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, on 22 July 1475.

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The Dukes of the Infantado remained an important family throughout Spanish history.
The family counts seven knights in the Order of the Golden Fleece and one Prime Minister of Spain (the 13th Duke).

Diego Hurtado de Mendoza built the New Castle of Manzanares el Real. Later the seat of the Dukes of the Infantado moved to the Palacio del Infantado in Guadalajara.

List of holders

House of Mendoza

Palace of the Dukes of the Infantado in Guadalajara, Spain

House of Alba

Other Families

References

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    BOE
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    "Muere el duque del infantado, padre de las escritora Almudena de Arteaga". 10 June 2018.
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    "BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-2018-15717". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-19.
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