- Dukes of Gandía
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The hereditary Spanish title duke of Gandía (Valencian: Ducat de Gandia, IPA: [duˈkad de ganˈdi.a]) was created in 1485 by Ferdinand II of Aragon from the original Italian title "duke of Candia" (Italian Duca di Candia) belonging to the Italian Stato di Mare or Italian Kingdoms of the Mediterranean Sea; originally granted around 1206 to a Genoan marquis member of the House of Candia in addition to his fiefdom in the island of Crete when it fell into the hands of the Venetians at the time of the Fourth Crusade. This was the second creation (Ferdinand himself was the last of the dukes of the first creation). According to the Catholic Encyclopedia,[1] this was a purchase of a title by Pope Alexander VI for his son Pier Luigi (Pedro Luis).[2]
The dukedom went to Pier Luigi's brother (or half-brother, mothers unknown) Giovanni. He was assassinated, and his young son became Duke. The fourth duke was the religious figure Francesco Borgia. He became a Jesuit, but after the death of his wife with whom he had a large family; the eldest son Carlos, later viceroy of Portugal,[3] became the fifth duke. The sixth duke's younger son Gaspar de Borja y Velasco became a bishop and diplomat and cardinal.
Dukes of Gandia / Dukes of Candia
1) House of Candia, Switzerland, France and Italy
In 1204 was first created by the Venetians as the Duchy of Candia,[4] Ducato di Candia, granted to the House of Candia[5] in reference to the island of Crete. This fief eventually became the Regno di Candia (Kingdom of Candia) until the Ottoman occupation of the island.2) House of Borgia, Spain and Italy
In 1485 was re-created by Ferdinand II of Aragon and granted to the House of Borgia.[6]- Pier Luigi de Borgia (Pedro Luis de Borja), 1st duke
- Giovanni Borgia (Juan de Borja), 2nd duke
- Juan de Borja y Enríquez de Luna (1495–1543), 3rd duke
- Saint Francis Borgia, 4th duke of Gandía
- Carlos de Borja y Aragón, 5th duke
- Francisco Tomás de Borja Aragón y Centelles, 6th duke
- Francisco Carlos de Borja Aragón y Centelles, 7th duke
- Francisco Diego Pascual de Borja Aragón y Centelles, 8th duke
- Francisco Carlos de Borja Aragón y Centelles, 9th duke
- Pascual Francisco de Borja Aragón y Centelles, 10th duke
- Luis Ignacio Francisco Juan de Borja Aragón y Centelles, 11th duke
- María Ana Antonia Luisa de Borja Aragón y Centelles, 12th duchess
3) House of Glücksburg, Greece and Denmark
In 1898 a joint Ottoman-Greek (Muslim-Christian) assembly was part-elected, part-appointed.
However, this was not enough to satisfy Cretan nationalists, as such it was appointed a noble representative.- Prince George of Greece and Denmark,[7] became prince-duke of Candia of the House of Glücksburg, and made High Commissioner of Crete.
Related Titules currently actives or in use
- Prince of Greece and Candia
- Marquis de la Candia,[8] Spain
- Marquis de Candia, Italy
- Count of Candie, France
- Viscount of Candia, England
Notes
- ^ Catholic Encyclopedia, "Pope Alexander VI".
- ^ The Borgia (Borja) were a Spanish family, but are more commonly known in English by the Italian versions of their names.
- ^ Borgia 2
- ^ The Archives of Venice; the microfilm acquisition from the Public Archives of Venice covering the period from 1217 to1898 of Cretan history
- ^ La Société académique de Savoie a publié à Chambéry des Mémoires sur la carrière politique et militaire de Savoie, 1828.'
- ^ 6.Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1 "The Borgias". (Old Catholic Encyclopedia) New York, Robert Appleton Company (a.k.a. The Encyclopedia Press), 1907.
- ^ Bertin, Celia (1982). "Persecution, War, Exile". Marie Bonaparte: A Life. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. pp. 208,234,237,242. ISBN 0-15-157252-6.
- ^ Oficial Annual Records of the Spanish Nobility - ANUARIO OFICIAL DE LA NOBLEZA ESPAÑOLA 2010 (text in Spanish)
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