Duke of Medina de las Torres

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Dukedom of Medina de las Torres
COA Duke of Medina de las Torres.svg
Creation date5 January 1625
MonarchPhilip IV
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderGaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel, 1st Duke of Medina de las Torres
Present holderJosé Gonzalo Ruiz de Bucesta y de Mora, 14th Duke of Medina de las Torres[1]

Duke of Medina de las Torres (Spanish: Duque de Medina de las Torres) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1625 by Philip IV to Gaspar de Guzmán, 3rd Count of Olivares and royal favourite to the king.[2][3] A few days later, the king granted him the Dukedom of Sanlúcar la Mayor.

The title was created in favor of the first holder to endow his only daughter and heir, María de Guzmán y Zúñiga, to marry Ramiro Núñez de Guzmán, 2nd Marquess of Toral. Upon the death of his daughter, he asked the king to accept his resignation from the dukedom and that it be granted to his son-in-law, who became the 2nd Duke of Medina de las Torres.[4]

Palace of the Dukes of Medina de las Torres in Madrid

Dukes of Sanlúcar la Mayor (1625)[]

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  1. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 3 July 2020
  2. ^ Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España, Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Ediciones Hidalguía, Vol. 50 (Madrid, 2018)
  3. ^ Search of title "Medina de las Torres, duque de"
  4. ^ Alonso de Cadenas y López, Ampelio (2007). Asociación de Hidalgos a Fuero de España (ed.). Títulos nobiliarios vinculados con Extremadura. Ediciones Hidalguía. pp. 18–19. ISBN 978-84-89851-54-2.
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