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Dukedom of Spain
Dukedom of Baena
Creation date19 August 1566
Created byPhilip II
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderGonzalo Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Córdoba, 1st Duke of Baena
Present holderMaría Cristina Ruiz de Arana y Marone-Cinzano, 18th Duchess of Baena

Duke of Baena (Spanish: Duque de Baena) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1566 by Philip II to Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba II, who was the 7th Lord of Baena, 5th Count of Cabra and 3rd Duke of Sessa, Santángelo, Terranova, Andría and Montalto.

The name makes reference to the town of Baena in the province of Córdoba.

Dukes of Baena (1566)

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References

  1. Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 6 October 2005
  2. Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España, Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Ediciones Hidalguía, Vol. 50 (Madrid, 2018)
  3. Search of title "Baena, duque de"
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