Duke of Aliaga

Duke of Aliaga (Spanish: Duque de Aliaga) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1487 by Ferdinand II to Juan Fernández de Híjar, Count of Aliaga, Duke of Híjar and later also Duke of Lécera.[2][3]

Dukedom of Aliaga
Creation date10 October 1487
MonarchFerdinand II
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderJuan Fernandez de Híjar y Cabrera, 1st Duke of Híjar
Present holderLuis Martínez de Irujo y Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 19th Duke of Aliaga[1]

It is one of the highest titles of Spanish nobility associated with one of the members of the Grandes de España. The title was created in 1487 by King Ferdinand II of Aragón (el Catolico)[4] who raised the County of Aliaga to the status of a Dukedom. The title was created as a favor to Juan Fernández de Híjar y Cabrera who had been previously appointed as Count of Aliaga on 31 December 1461 by Ferdinand's father, John II of Aragon.[5]

Aliaga is a municipality in the Province of Teruel, Aragon.

The title of Count of Aliaga, along with a title of lordship over Castellote, was granted to Juan Fernández by John II as a compensation and restitution bonus after peace was made in a war for power between Carlos de Viana, King John II's son and the king. Juan Fernández had fought on the side of the king's illegitimate son.

Juan Fernández de Híjar y Cabrera was the son of Juan Fernández de Híjar, the fifth Baron of Hijar and first lord of Lécera (title which he purchased). His mother was Juan Fernandez' second wife, Timbor de Cabrera, daughter of Bernardo de Cabrera, first Count of Módica, XXIV Viscount of Cabrera, XXVI Viscount of Bas, and II Viscount of Osuna.

The title over the Dukedom of Aliaga has been carried consistently for almost five centuries, having been almost 400 years under the control of the House of Híjar. As such, the Dukedom of Híjar and the Dukedom of Lécera have also traditionally been associated with title over Aliaga. These titles were separated after the reign of 12th Duke, José Rafael de Silva y Fernández de Híjar in 1863 who became the last Híjar to hold the title.

The 3rd Duke of Aliaga by Juan Pantoja de la Cruz

Dukes of Aliaga

TitlePeriod
Created by Ferdinand II of Aragon
IJuan Fernández de Híjar y Cabrera1487–1493
IILuis Fernández de Híjar y Curton1493–1517
IIIJuan Francisco Fernández de Híjar1517–1614
IVIsabel Margarita Fernández de Híjar y Castro-Pinós1620–1642
VJaime Francisco Sarmiento de Silva1642–1700
VIJuana Petronila de Silva y Aragón1700–1710
VIIIsidro Francisco Fernández de Córdoba y Portugal Silva1710–1745
VIIIJoaquín Diego de Silva y Moncada1745–1758
IXPedro de Alcántara Fernández de Híjar y Abarca de Bolea1758–1797
XAgustín Pedro de Silva y Palafox1797–1817
XIFrancisca Javiera de Silva y Fitz-James Stuart1817–1818
XIIJosé Rafael Fernández de Híjar1818–1863
XIIIAndrés Avelino de Silva y Fernández de Córdoba1863–1885
XIVAlfonso de Silva y Campbell1885-1898
XVAlfonso de Silva y Fernández de Córdoba1898-1954[6]
XVIAlfonso Martínez de Irujo y Fitz-James Stuart1954-2015
XVIILuis Martínez de Irujo y Hohenlohe-Langenburg2015-actual title holder

References

  1. Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 31 July 2015
  2. Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España, Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Ediciones Hidalguía, Vol. 50 (Madrid, 2018), pp. 61-62
  3. Search of title "Aliaga, duque de"
  4. "Aliaga, Ducado de (Teruel.)". archivoducaldehijar-archivoabierto.com (in Spanish). Archivo Ducal de Hijar: Archivo Abierto. Archived from the original on 2011-09-04. Posteriormente, el Católico, elevó a Ducado el recién creado Condado de Aliaga (Córdoba, 10.X.1487)
  5. Madoz, Pascual (1830). P. y Sagasti Madoz (Madrid, A.) (ed.). Diccionario Geográfico-Estadístico-Histórico de España y sus Posesiones de Ultramar (in Spanish). 9. Madrid: Est. Literario-Tipográfico de P. Madoz y L. Sagasti. p. 204. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  6. (TIF) BOE Nº 13: Solicitud de 5 de mayo de 1953

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