Dukes of Cádiz

The Duchy of Cádiz is Spanish nobility title. Its name refers to the Andalusian city of Cádiz.

History

After the death of the 1st Duke, the Catholic Monarchs negotiated with Francisca Ponce de León y de la Fuente, the abolition of the Marquisate and Duchy of Cádiz, reinstating the city and the titles to the crown after her death. For centuries, the title remained in abeyance, until the nineteenth century. Since then the title was held by members of the Royal family.

List of holders

	Royal Title	Period
First creation by Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile
I	Rodrigo Ponce de León	1484–1492
II	Francisca Ponce de León y de la Fuente	1492–1493
Second creation by Ferdinand VII
I	Infante Francis	1820–1821
II	Infante Francis, King consort of Spain	1822–1902
Third creation by Francisco Franco
I	Alfonso de Borbón y Dampierre	1972–1989

Sources

• Juan Martina Torres, The History of Spanish Nobility, 1500–present (Madrid 2009), for the: Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) (translated title)
• Supression of the Duchy of Cádiz (Spanish)
• Holders of the Duchy of Cádiz (Spanish)