Duke of Nájera
The title Duke of Nájera is a Spanish nobility title that is linked to the place Nájera in the La Rioja region . It was bestowed by the Catholic Monarchs on August 30, 1482, Don Pedro Manrique de Lara , Conde de Treviño y Ricohombre de Castilla, as a reward for his services to the Crown. In 1520, King Charles I added that of a grandee of Spain to the title of duke .
The Dukes of Nájera ruled Nájera until 1600, when the last male duke died without descendants. The title passed to his daughter Luisa.
Lords and Counts of Najéra
- Fortún Sánchez, X 1054, Señor de Nájera; ∞ Toda Garcés, daughter of García Ramírez , King of Viguera ( House of Jiménez )
- Lope Fortún, † 1068, Señor de Nájera y Calahorra ; ∞ Mencia Garcés, illegitimate daughter of García III. (V.) , King of Navarre ( House of Jiménez )
- García Ordóñez , X May 30, 1108 near Uclés , Alférez of Castile, 1074 Conde de Nájera y Grañón ( House of Cantabria ), ancestor of the House of Aza ; ∞ Urraca Infanta of Navarre, daughter of García III. (V.) , King of Navarre ( House of Jiménez )
Dukes of Nájera
Manrique de Lara house
Coat of arms of the House of Manrique de Lara , Dukes of Nájera
- Pedro Manrique III. de Lara y Sandoval (1482–1515), 2nd Conde de Treviño, 1st Duque de Nájera
- Antonio Manrique de Lara († 1535), his son, 2nd Duque de Nájera, viceroy of Navarre
- Juan Esteban Manrique de Lara y Cardona (1504–1558), his son. 3. Duque de Nájera.
- Manuel Manrique de Lara (1533–1600), his son, 4th Duque de Nájera.
- Luisa Manrique de Lara (1558–1627), his daughter, 5th Duquesa de Nájera
Other families
- Jorge de Cárdenas Manrique († 1644), their son, 6th Duque de Nájera
- Jaime Manuel Manrique de Cárdenas († 1652), his brother, 7th Duque de Nájera
- Francisco María de Montserrat Manrique de Cárdenas († 1656), his son, 8th Duque de Nájera
- Teresa Antonia Manrique de Cárdenas y Mendoza († 1657), 9th Duquesa de Nájera, daughter of Maria de Cárdenas Manrique de Lara, daughter of Luisa, 5th Duquesa de Nájera.
- Antonio de Mendoza Velasco Manrique de Lara († 1676), 10th Duque de Nájera, son of Nicolasa de Mendoza Manrique de Cardenas, a daughter of Maria de Cárdenas Manrique de Lara, who in turn was a daughter of Luisa, 5th Duquesa de Nájera.
- Francisco Miguel Manrique de Mendoza y Velasco (1675–1678), his son, 11th Duque de Nájera
- Nicolasa Manrique de Mendoza y Velasco (1672–1709), his sister, 12th Duquesa de Nájera
- Ana Manuela Sinforosa Manrique de Guevara y Velasco (1692–1731), his daughter, 13th Duquesa de Nájera
- Joaquín Cayetano Ponce de León y Cabrera († 1743), 14th Duque de Nájera, 8th Duque de Arcos , 10th Duque de Maqueda
- Manuel Ponce de León († 1744), his brother, 15th Duque de Nájera, 9th Duque de Arcos, 11th Duque de Maqueda,
- Francisco Ponce de León y Cabrera († 1763), his brother, 16th Duque de Nájera, 10th Duque de Arcos, 12th Duque de Maqueda
- Antonio Ponce de León († 1780), his brother, 17th Duque de Nájera, 11th Duque de Arcos, 13 Duque de Maqueda
- María Isidra de la Cruz de la Cerda Manrique de Lara (1742–1811), 18th Duquesa de Nájera
- Diego Isidro de Guzmán y la Cerda († 1849), their son, 19th Duque de Nájera, Marqués de Aguilar de Campóo
- Carlos Luis de Guzmán y la Cerda (1801-1880), his son, 20th Duque de Nájera
- José Reinaldo de Guzmán y la Cerda (1809-1891), his brother, 21st Duque de Nájera
- Juan de Zabala y Guzmán (1844–1910), son of María del Pilar de Guzmán y de La Cerda, sister of José Reinaldos, 23rd Duque de Nájera
- Luis de Zabala y Guzmán (1853–1913), his brother, 24th Duque de Nájera
- María del Pilar de Zabala y Guzmán (1840-1915), his sister, 25th Duquesa de Nájera
- María del Pilar García-Sancho y Zabala (1864–1916), their daughter, 26. Duquesa de Nájera
- Juan Bautista Travesedo y García-Sancho (* 1890, †…), their son, 27. Duque de Nájera
- Juan Travesedo y Martínez de las Rivas (1922–1996), his son, 28th Duque de Nájera
- Juan Travesedo y Colón de Carvajal, son of José Maria Travesedo y Martínez de las Rivas, brother of Juan Travesedo, 29th Duque de Nájera