Duke of Almodóvar del Río

Dukedom of Almodóvar del Río
Creation date11 July 1780
Created byCharles III
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderPedro Francisco de Luján y Góngora, 1st Duke of Almodóvar del Río
Present holderAlfonso de Hoyos y Fernández de Córdoba[1]

Duke of Almódovar del Río (Ducado de Almodóvar del Río) is a hereditary ducal title in the Spanish nobility which holds a Grandeeship of Spain. It was conferred on 11 July 1780 on Pedro Jiménez de Góngora, 6th Marquess of Almodóvar del Río, by King Charles III of Spain, thus raising to a dukedom the Marquessate of Almodóvar del Río. This title had been granted to Francisco Jiménez de Góngora y Castillejo by King Charles II of Spain, on 13 May 1667. Historically, the title corresponds to dominion over the area around Almodóvar del Río.

Marquesses of Almodóvar del Río (1667-1780)

  • Francisco Jiménez de Góngora, 1st Marquess of Almodóvar del Río
  • Luis José Jiménez de Góngora, 2nd Marquess of Almodóvar del Río, only son of the 1st Marques
  • Antonio Suárez de Góngora, 3rd Marquess of Almodóvar del Río, distant cousin of the 2nd Marquess. Head of the House of Góngora
  • Pedro Suárez de Góngora, 4th Marquess of Almodóvar del Río, elder son of the 3rd Marquess
  • Ana Suárez de Góngora, 5th Marchioness of Almodóvar del Río, eldest daughter of the 4th Marquess
  • Pedro Suárez de Góngora, 6th Marquess of Almodóvar del Río, eldest son of the 3rd Marquess. Became Duke

Dukes of Almodóvar del Río (1780)

  • Pedro Suárez de Góngora, 1st Duke of Almodóvar del Río
  • María Rafaela Suárez de Góngora, 2nd Duchess of Almodóvar del Río, elder sister of the 1st Duke
  • Josefa de Carroz, 3rd Duchess of Almodóvar del Río, only daughter of the 2nd Duchess
  • Francisco de Paula Fernández de Córdoba, 4th Duke of Almodóvar del Río, descendant of the 1st Marquess' only sister
  • Joaquín Fernández de Córdoba, 5th Duke of Almodóvar del Río, eldest brother of the 4th Duke
  • Joaquín Fernández de Córdoba, 6th Duke of Almodóvar del Río, eldest son of the 5th Duke
  • Isabel Fernández de Córdoba, 7th Duchess of Almodóvar del Río, elder surviving daughter of the 6th Duke
  • Genoveva de Hoces, 8th Duchess of Almodóvar del Río, only daughter of the 6th Duke's only sister. Married to Juan Manuel Sánchez y Gutiérrez de Castro
  • José Ramón Sánchez, 9th Duke of Almodóvar del Río, eldest son of the 8th Duchess
  • José Manuel Sánchez, 10th Duke of Almodóvar del Río, only son of the 9th Duke
  • Alfonso de Hoyos, 11th Duke of Almodóvar del Río, elder son of the 8th Duke's only sister
  • Isidoro de Hoyos, 12th Duke of Almodóvar del Río, elder son of the 11th Duke
  • Alfonso de Hoyos y Fernández de Córdoba, 13th Duke of Almodóvar del Río, elder son of the 12th Duke

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