Dukedom of Segorbe
The Duke of Segorbe is a Spanish noble title created by King Juan II de Aragón in 1476 for Enrique de Aragón, son of Infante Henry, Duke of Villena and Beatriz de Pimentel, from whom the ducal house of Medinaceli descends.
Ignacio Medina y Fernández succeeded in 1969 as XIX Duke of Segorbe[1] before marrying HRH Princess Maria da Glória de Orléans-Braganza in 1985. The Duke and Duchess of Segorbe have two daughters:
- Doña Sol María Blanca de Medina y Orléans-Braganza, 54th Countess of Ampurias (b. 1986), heiress apparent to her father's titles;
- Doña Ana Luna de Medina y Orléans-Braganza, 17th Countess of Ricla (b. 1988).[2]
List of title holders
| Title | Period | |
|---|---|---|
| Created by Juan II de Aragón | ||
| I | Enrique de Aragón y Pimentel | 1476-1522 |
| II | Alfonso de Aragón y Portugal | 1522-1562 |
| III | Francisco de Aragón y Cardona | 1562-1575 |
| IV | Juana de Aragón y Cardona | 1575-1608 |
| V | Enrique de Aragón Folc de Cardona y Córdoba | 1608-1640 |
| VI | Luis de Aragón y Fernández de Córdoba | 1640-1670 |
| VII | Joaquín de Aragón y Benavides | |
| VIII | Catalina de Aragón y Sandoval | 1670-1697 |
| IX | Luis Francisco de la Cerda y Aragón | 1697-1711 |
| X | Nicolás María Fernández de Córdoba y de la Cerda | 1711-1739 |
| XI | Luis Antonio Fernández de Córdoba y Spínola | 1739-1768 |
| XII | Pedro de Alcántara Fernández de Córdoba y Moncada | 1768-1789 |
| XIII | Luis María Fernández de Córdoba y Gonzaga | 1789-1806 |
| XIV | Luis Joaquín Fernández de Córdoba y Benavides | 1806-1840 |
| XV | Luis Tomás Fernández de Córdoba y Ponce de León | 1840-1873 |
| XVI | Luis María Fernández de Córdoba y Pérez de Barradas | 1873-1879 |
| XVII | Luis Jesús Fernández de Córdoba y Salabert | 1880-1956 |
| XVIII | Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Henestrosa | 1956-1969 |
| XIX | Ignacio Medina y Fernández de Córdoba | 1969–present |
Succession
As with other Spanish noble titles, the dukedom of Segorbe descended according to cognatic primogeniture, meaning that females could inherit the title if they had no brothers (or if their brothers had no issue). That changed in 2006, since when the eldest child (regardless of gender) can automatically succeed to noble family titles.
See also
References
External links
- Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles. Instituto "Salazar y Castro", C.S.I.C.
- www.fundacionmedinaceli.org