Duke of Alburquerque
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Count of Alburquerque and later Duke of Alburquerque are titles of the Spanish nobility that refer to the city of Alburquerque in the province of Badajoz .
history
The first count was Affonso Sanchez († 1329), "bastard of Portugal", as the illegitimate son of King Dionysius , who received the title of count in 1304 after he had married Teresa Martíns de Menezes († 1350), the 5th mistress of Albuquerque Heir daughter of Juan Alfonso de Menezes, Lord of Albuquerque. His son and grandson were victims of the Castilian King Peter I the Cruel .
A little later, Alburquerque was in the hands of Peter's half-brother Sancho Alfonso (1342-1374), an illegitimate son of King Alfonso XI. of Castile . His descendants carried the title of count until the middle of the 15th century; In 1476 they were named "Dukes of Segorbe".
The title of "Duke of Alburquerque" was finally awarded on November 26, 1464. The first title holder was Beltrán Fernández de la Cueva (1443-1492), who is considered the lover of Joan of Portugal , the wife of King Henry IV of Castile († 1474), known as "el impotente". The daughter from this marriage, Joanna of Castile (1462–1530) was known by her nickname la Beltraneja , as Henry IV could never make his fatherhood credible. Johanna was proclaimed queen in 1474, but was soon replaced by her aunt Isabella I "the Catholic" . Beltrán de la Cueva was removed from the court after Joan's birth and received the title of "Duke of Alburquerque" as compensation; he had the Castillo de Mombeltrán built from 1461 . Three years later the king enfeoffed him with the town and castle Cuéllar , which is still the family seat to this day.
Other well-known dukes are the 8th Duke of Alburquerque, the founder of the city of Albuquerque in the US state of New Mexico , and Beltrán Osorio y Díez de Rivera (1919-1994), Duke of Alburquerque, who tried as an amateur jockey from 1952, the Grand National Steeplechase until his license was revoked in 1976 for his own safety.
The Spanish title Duke of Alburquerque is to be distinguished from the Portuguese title Duke of Albuquerque , which has been held by the Costa de Sousa de Macedo family since it was awarded to João Afonso da Costa de Sousa de Macedo on May 19, 1886 .
Lords of Albuquerque
- Juan Alfonso de Menezes, Conde de Barcelos, Lord of Albuquerque and Medellin; ⚭ Tereza Sanchez Bastard of Castile, illegitimate daughter of King Sancho IV. El Bravo
- Teresa Martíns de Menezes, († 1350) 5th mistress of Albuquerque, her daughter; ⚭ Affonso Sanchez, bastard of Portugal, see below
Earls of Alburquerque
- Affonso Sanchez († 1329) bastard of Portugal, 1304 1. Conde de Alburquerque, lord of Vila do Conde, illegitimate son of King Dionysius ; ⚭ Teresa Martíns de Menezes (see above)
- Juan Alfonso de Portugal († 1354), 1329 2. Conde de Alburquerque, sn de Azagala, Codosera, Alconchel, Medellin, Meneses, Tiedra etc., son of Affonso Sanchez and Teresa Martíns, murdered by King Peter I of Castile ; ⚭ Isabel Tellez de Meneses, † after 1354, Señora de Meneses, Montealegre , Tiedra, Grajal de Campos y Alba de Liste , daughter of Tello Alfonso de Meneses ( House of Burgundy-Ivrea ) and Maria of Portugal
- Martim Gil (illegitimate, † 1365) bastard of Alburquerque, 3rd lord of Alburquerque and Menezes, murdered by King Peter I of Castile
- Sancho Alfonso (1342–1374), Conde de Alburquerque, sn de Ledesma, Alba de List, Medellin, Tiedra y Montalban, illegitimate son of King Alfonso XI. of Castile ; ⚭ Beatrix of Portugal, daughter of Peter I of Portugal and Inês de Castro
- Fernando of Castile (1373–1385), Conde de Alburquerque, sn de Ledesma etc., son of Sancho Alfonso
- Eleonore Urraca of Castile (1374–1435), 1385 Condesa de Alburquerque, sister of Fernando; ⚭ Ferdinand, Infante of Castile († 1416), King of Aragón , King of Sicily , Count of Barcelona
- Enrique Infant von Aragón (1399–1445), 1418 Conde de Alburquerque, 1420 Duque de Villena, son of Eleonore - his descendants are the Dukes of Segorbe
Dukes of Alburquerque
- Beltrán de la Cueva (1443–1492) 1462 1st Conde de Ledesma, 1464 1st Duque de Albuquerque; ⚭ I Mencía de Mendoza y Luna († 1476), daughter of Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 2nd Marqués de Santillana, 1st Duque del Infantado ; ⚭ II Mencía de Toledo, daughter of García Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Duke of Alba ; ⚭ III María de Velasco, 1st Duquesa de la villa de Roa (ad personam), daughter of Pedro III. Fernández de Velasco, 2nd Conde de Haro, 6th Condestable de Castilla
- Francisco I. Fernández de la Cueva (1463–1526), 2nd Duque de Alburquerque, 2nd Conde de Ledesma, son of Beltrán de La Cuevas from his first marriage; ⚭ 1476 Francisca Álvarez de Toledo, called Francisca de Toledo y Enríquez, daughter of García Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Duke of Alba , sister of his stepmother
- Beltrán II. De la Cueva y Toledo (1477–1560), their son, 3rd Duque de Alburquerque, 3rd Conde de Ledesma, 1535–1539 viceroy of Aragon , 1552–1560 viceroy of Navarre ; ⚭ Isabel Girón, daughter of Juan Téllez-Girón (Juan Pacheco), 2nd Conde de Ureña, 3rd Señor de Osuna ,
- Francisco II. Fernandéz de la Cueva (around 1510–1563), their son, 4th Duque de Alburquerque, 4th Conde de Ledesma; ⚭ I Constanza de Leiva, daughter of Antonio de Leiva, 1st Principe di Ascoli; ⚭ II María Fernández de la Córdoba, daughter of Luis Fernández de Córdoba, 2nd Marqués de Comares
- Gabriel III. de la Cueva y Girón (around 1515–1571), his brother, 5th Duque de Alburquerque, 2nd Marqués de Cuéllar, 5th Conde de Ledesma, 1560–1564 Viceroy of Navarre , 1564–1571 Governor of the Duchy of Milan ; ⚭ Isabel Juana de la Lama, daughter of Gonzalo Fernández de la Lama
- Beltrán III. de la Cueva y Castilla (1573–1612), nephew of the 3rd Duke, 6th Duque de Alburquerque, 3rd Marqués de Cuéllar, 6th Conde de Ledesma, Viceroy of Aragon 1601–1602; ⚭ I Isabel de la Cueva y Córdoba, daughter of Francisco de la Cueva, 4th duque de Albuquerque (his niece); ⚭ II Francisca de Córdoba Cardona y Aragón, daughter of Diego Fernández de Córdoba, el Africano, 3rd Marqués de Comares
- Francisco III Fernández de la Cueva y de la Cueva (1575–1637), his son from his first marriage, 7th Duque de Alburquerque, 4th Marqués de Cuéllar, 7th Conde de Ledesma, Viceroy of Catalonia 1615–1619, Viceroy of Sicily 1627– 1632; ⚭ I Antonia de Toledo y Beaumont, sister of Antonio, 5th Duque de Alba de Tormes ; ⚭ II Ana Maria de Padilla, Martín de Padilla y Manrique, 1st Conde de Santa Gadea; ⚭ III Ana Enríquez de Cabrera y Colonna, daughter of Luis III Enríquez de Cabrera, 4th Duque de Medina del Río Seco
- Francisco IV. Fernández de la Cueva y Enriquez de Cabrera (1619–1676), his son, 8th Duque de Alburquerque, 6th Marqués de Cuéllar, 8th Conde de Ledesma, 1653–1660 Viceroy of New Spain , 1667–1670 Viceroy of Sicily ; ⚭ Ana Francisca de Ribera y Armendáriz, 2nd Marquesa de Cadreita, daughter of López Díez de Aux y Armendáriz, 1st Señor and 1st Marqués de Cadreita,
- Melchor Fernández de la Cueva y Enriquez de Ribera (1625–1686), his brother, 9th Duque de Alburquerque, 7th Marqués de Cuéllar, 9th Conde de Ledesma; ⚭ Ana Fernández de la Cueva Armendáriz y Ribera, 3rd Marquesa de Cadreita, daughter of his brother Francisco, 8th duque de Albuquerque
- Francisco V. Fernández de la Cueva Enriquez de Cabrera Díez de Aux de Armendáriz Afán de Ribera (1666–1733), his son, 10th Duque de Albuquerque, 8th Marqués de Cuéllar, 10th Conde de Ledesma, 1701–1711 Viceroy of New Spain ; ⚭ Juana de la Cerda Aragón y Moncada, daughter of Juan Francisco II. Tomás Lorenzo de la Cerda Enríquez de Ribera y Portocarrero, 8th Duque de Medinaceli
- Francisco VI Fernández de la Cueva y de la Cerda (1692–1757), his son, 11th Duque de Alburquerque, 9th Marqués de Cuéllar, 11th Conde de Ledesma; ⚭ Agustina Ramona de Silva, al María Agustina de Silva y Mendoza, al de Silva Hurtado de Mendoza y Guzmán de los Ríos, daughter of Juan de Dios de Silva y Mendoza, 10th Duque del Infantado
- Pedro Miguel de la Cueva Velasco y Guzmán Dávalos Ponce de León Spinola y Santillán († 1762), 12th Duque de Alburquerque, 3rd Marqués de la Mina, 10th Marquis de Cuéllar, 12th Conde de Ledesma; ⚭ Beatriz Benita Antonia Enríquez de Navarra Dávalos Martel y Grimaldi, daughter of Francisco Enríquez y Dávalos, 2nd Marqués de Peñafuente,
- Miguel José María de la Cueva y Enríquez de Navarra Velasco Guzmán Dávalos Ponce de Léon Spínola y Santillán (1743–1803), 13th Duque de Alburquerque, 4th Marqués de la Mina, 11th Marqués de Cuéllar, 13th Conde de Ledesma; ⚭ Cayetana María de la Cerda y Cernesio Odescalchi Manrique de Lara y Guzmán, daughter of Joaquín María de la Cerda y Téllez-Girón
- José Miguel de la Cueva y de la Cerda Velasco Guzmán Dávalos Ponce de León Spínola Santillán Enríquez de Navarra Cernesio Odescalchi Martel Grimaldi Manrique de Lara (1775–1811), his son, 14th Duque de Alburquerque, 5th Marquis de la Mina, 12 Marqués de Cuéllar, 14th Conde de Ledesma; ⚭ Escolástica Gutiérrez de los Ríos y Sarmiento, daughter of Carlos Gutiérrez de los Ríos y Rohan-Chabot, 6th Conde de Fernan Nuñez,
- Nicolás de Osorio y Zayas (1793–1866), 15th Duque de Alburquerque, 4th Duque de Algete, 13th Marqués de Cuéllar, 15th Conde de Ledesma; ⚭ Inés Francisca de Silva-Bazán y Téllez-Girón, daughter of osé Gabriel de Silva Bazán y Waldstein, 12th Marqués del Viso etc.
- José Isidro Osorio y Silva-Bazán (1825–1909), his son, 16th Duque de Alburquerque, 5. Duque de Algete, 14th Marqués de Cuéllar, 16th Conde de Ledesma; ⚭ Sofia Sergejewna Fürstin Trubetzkoi, daughter of Sergej Wassiljewitsch Fürst Trubetzkoi,
- Miguel Osorio y Martos (1886–1942), his great-nephew, 17th Duque de Alburquerque, 6th Duque de Algete, 8th Marqués de la Mina, 14th Marquis de Cuéllar, 17th Conde de Ledesma; ⚭ Ines Diez de Rivera y de Figueroa, daughter of Pedro Díez de Rivera y Muro, 5th Conde de Almodóvar,
- Beltrán Alfonso Osorio Díez de Rivera (1919–1994), his son, 18th Duque de Alburquerque, 7th Duque de Algete, 15th Marqués de Cuéllar, 18th Conde de Ledesma; ⚭ I Teresa Bertran de Lis y Pidal, daughter of Vicente Carlos Luis Beltrán de Lis y Gurowski, 3rd Marqués de Bondad Real, ⚭ II María Cristiana Malcampo y San Miguel, 15th duquesa del Parque, 7th Duquesa de San Lorenzo de Valhermoso
- Juan Miguel Osorio y Beltrán de Lis (* 1958), his son, 19th Duque de Alburquerque, 8th Duque de Algete, 16th Marqués de Cuéllar, 19th Conde de Ledesma; ⚭ I Beatriz Letelier y Bomchil; ⚭ II Blanca de Suelves y Figueroa, daughter of José Suelves y Ponsich, 11th Marqués de Tamarit