Duke of Plasencia

Dukedom of Plasencia
Dukedom of Plasencia
Creation date	1476
Monarch	Catholic Monarchs
Peerage	Peerage of Spain
First holder	Álvaro de Zúñiga y Guzmán, 1st Duke of Plasencia
Present holder	María de Gracia Giacinta Ruspoli y Solís-Beaumont

Duke of Plasencia (Ducado de Plasencia) is a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility. It was granted on 1476 by Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand V of Castile, The Catholic Monarchs, to , 2nd count of Plasencia and also 1st Duke of Béjar, 1st Duke of Arévalo and 1st Count of Bañares, in acknowledgment for his loyalty during the War of Castilian Succession.

The dukedom of Arévalo was forfeit, but those of Béjar and Plasencia where inherited by the descendants of the 1st duke and were held jointly until the 19th century. In 1777, the two titles were inherited by María Josefa Pimentel, 14th Countess Duchess of Benavente and Duchess Consort of Osuna, so the dukedoms left the House of Zúñiga to enter into that of Osuna. After the death of the 12th duke of Osuna, all his titles were distributed by royal warrants among his numerous nephews, as Queen Isabella II didn't want the main heir presumptive, the duke of Alba, to accumulate such an immense amount of lands and titles.

Then, the Dukedom of Plasencia was claimed and granted with grandeeship of Spain^[1] to . The next three dukes died without issue, so the title was claimed in 1962 by , who ceded it in 1974 to her second daughter, , the former holder of the title, married to Carlo Emanuele Ruspoli, 3rd Duke of Morignano.

Dukes of Plasencia (1476-)[]

(c. 1410-1588).
(1455-1532), eldest son of the 1st duke's eldest son.
(c. 1500-1565), only daughter of the 2nd duke's brother.
(c. 1530-1591), elder surviving son of the 3rd duchess.
(c. 1560-1601), eldest son of the 4th duke.
(c. 1580-1620), second son of the 5th duke.
(c. 1596-1636), only son of the 6th duke.
(c. 1615-1660), eldest son of the 7th duke.
(c. 1620-1660), second son of the 7th duke.
(1657-1668), eldest son of the 9th duke.
(1680-1747), eldest son of the 10th duke.
(1715-1771), eldest son of the 11th duke.
María Josefa Pimentel, 12th Countess Duchess of Benavente and 13th Duchess of Bejar and Plasencia (1750-1834), great-granddaughter of the 10th duke's only sister.
Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón, 11th Duke of Osuna and 14th Duke of Bejar and Plasencia (1810-1844), eldest son of the 13th duchess' eldest surviving son.
Mariano Téllez-Girón, 12th Duke of Osuna and 15th Duke of Bejar and Plasencia (1814-1882), second son of the 13th duchess' eldest surviving son.

The 15th Duke of Plasencia by Kriehuber, 1853
(1856-1939), granddaughter of the 13th duchess' seventh daughter.
(1880-1948), elder son of the 16th duchess' eldest sister.
^[2] (1903-1960), great-grandson of the 14th duke's second brother.
^[3] (1925-2015), great-granddaughter of the 14th duke's second brother.
(1957-2021), second daughter of the 19th duchess.

The heiress apparent is María de Gracia Giacinta Ruspoli y Solís-Beaumont, 16th Marchioness of the Villar de Grajanejos (b. 1977).

Family tree[]

c. 1410–1588



1455–1532			d. 1525



			1500-1565



			1530-1591



			1560-1601



			1580-1620



			1596-1636



	1615-1660				1620-1660



		1657-1668				d. 1712



		1680-1747				d. 1743



		1715-1771				1707-1763



						María Josefa Pimentel, Duchess of Osuna, 12th Countess Duchess of Benavente, 13th Duchess of Béjar and Plasencia 1750-1834



1783–1817				Francisco de Borja Téllez-Girón, 10th Duke of Osuna 1785-1820				Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón, 2nd Prince of Anglona 1786–1851



1816-1871			Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón, 11th Duke of Osuna, 14th Duke of Béjar and Plasencia 1810-1844				Mariano Téllez-Girón, 12th Duke of Osuna, 15th Duke of Béjar and Plasencia 1814-1882			1817–1871



1854–1926			1856-1939					1839–1897



1880-1948					1879-1921			1887–1925



					1903-1960				1925-2015



										1957-2021



										b. 1977

Notes[]

^ When the dukedom of Plasencia was split by royal decree from the dukedom of Béjar, which did held a grandeeship of Spain, Isabella II conferred it to the dukedom of Plasencia. Soler Salcedo, Juan Miguel, Nobleza Española. Grandeza Inmemorial 1520, Editorial Visión, Madrid, 2008. ISBN 978-84-9886-179-2
^ Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 153, p. 9116, 27 June 1959. Retrieved on 2010-04-10 (in Spanish)
^ Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 60, p. 3367, 10 March 1962. Retrieved on 2010-04-10 (in Spanish)

References[]

Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Hidalguía Editions, 2008

[1] When the dukedom of Plasencia was split by royal decree from the dukedom of Béjar, which did held a grandeeship of Spain, Isabella II conferred it to the dukedom of Plasencia. Soler Salcedo, Juan Miguel, Nobleza Española. Grandeza Inmemorial 1520, Editorial Visión, Madrid, 2008. ISBN 978-84-9886-179-2

[2] Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 153, p. 9116, 27 June 1959. Retrieved on 2010-04-10 (in Spanish)

[3] Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 60, p. 3367, 10 March 1962. Retrieved on 2010-04-10 (in Spanish)

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