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Duke of Feria (
Spanish : Duque de Feria ) is a hereditary title in the
Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of
Grandee , granted in 1567 by
Philip II to
Gómez Suárez de Figueroa , 5th Count of Feria.
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The name makes reference to the town of
Feria in
Badajoz .
Counts of Feria
Holder
Period
Created by
Henry IV of Castile
I
Lorenzo II Suárez de Figueroa
1460-1461
II
Gómez II Suárez de Figueroa
1461-1506
III
Lorenzo III Suárez de Figueroa
1506-1528
IV
Pedro I Fernández de Córdoba y Figueroa
1528-1552
V
Gómez III Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba
1552-1567
Raised to Duchy by Felipe II
Dukes of Feria
Gómez Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, 1st Duke of Feria (1567-1571)
Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa y Dormer, 2nd Duke of Feria (1571-1607)
Gómez Suárez de Figueroa y Mendoza, 3rd Duke of Feria (1607-1634)
Lorenzo Gaspar Suárez de Figueroa y Fernández de Córdoba, 4th Duke of Feria (1634)
Alonso Fernández de Córdoba y Enríquez de Ribera, 5th Duke of Feria (1637-1645)
Luis Ignacio Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Córdoba, 6th Duke of Feria (1645-1665)
Luis Mauricio Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Córdoba, 7th Duke of Feria (1665-1690)
Manuel Fernández de Córdoba y de la Cerda, 8th Duke of Feria (1690-1700)
Nicolás Fernández de Córdoba y de la Cerda, 9th Duke of Feria (1700-1739)
Luis Antonio Fernández de Córdoba y Spínola, 10th Duke of Feria (1739-1768)
Pedro de Alcántara Fernández de Córdoba y Moncada, 11th Duke of Feria (1768-1789)
Luis María Fernández de Córdoba y Moncada, 12th Duke of Feria (1789-1806)
Luis Joaquín Fernández de Córdoba y Benavides, 13th Duke of Feria (1806-1840)
Luis Tomás Fernández de Córdoba y Ponce de León, 14th Duke of Feria
The
3rd Duke of Feria leading the conquest of
Breisach by
Jusepe Leonardo , 1635 (1840-1847 and 1854-1873)
Antonio Fernández de Córdoba y Ponce de León, 15th Duke of Feria (1847-1853)
Luis María Fernández de Córdoba y Pérez de Barradas, 16th Duke of Feria (1873-1879)
Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Salabert, 17th Duke of Feria (1880-1956)
Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Henestrosa, 18th Duchess of Feria (1956-1969)
Rafael de Medina y Fernández de Córdoba, 19th Duke of Feria (1969-2001)
Rafael de Medina y Abascal, 20th Duke of Feria (2002)
See also
References