Dukedom of Denia | |
Creation Date: | 28 June 1886 |
First Holder: | Ángela María Apolonia Pérez de Barradas y Bernuy, 1st Duchess of Denia |
Present Holder: | Victoria Elisabeth Hohenlohe-Langenburg y Schmidt-Polex, 5th Duchess of Denia[1] |
Duke of Denia (Spanish; Castilian: Duque de Denia), is an hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee. It was granted to Ángela Maria Apolonia Pérez de Barradas y Bernuy on 28 June 1886 by king Alfonso XII.[2] [3] [4] The tile was originally granted as "Duke of Denia and Tarifa" (duque de Denia y Tarifa) but was separated into two different titles on 22 December 1886 by the Queen Regent, Maria Christina of Austria.