Duke of San Pedro de Galatino explained

Dukedom of San Pedro de Galatino
Creation Date:6 April 1621
First Holder:Juan Bautista Spínola y Lecari, 1st Duke of San Pedro de Galatino
Present Holder:Teresa de Medinilla y Bernales, 11th Duchess of San Pedro de Galatino[1]

Duke of San Pedro de Galatino (Spanish; Castilian: Duque de San Pedro de Galatino) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1621 by Philip IV to Juan Bautista Spínola, a Genoese nobleman.[2]

The name makes reference to the town of Galatina in Apulia, Italy, known before the Unification of italy as "San Pietro in Galatina".

Dukes of San Pedro de Galatino (1621)

Dukes of San Pedro de Galatino (1905)

Contested claimants

In the 19th century, the 7th duke's descendants ceased to pay their title inheritance taxes in Spain, and as a consequence the title became vacant, but was still recognised in the Kingdom of Italy. In 1905, the Spanish king Alfonso XIII rehabilitated the dukedom on behalf of Julio Quesada-Cañaveral, a descendant of the 3rd duke. The title was still claimed by the Italian descendants of the 7th duke, and so there continues to be an unrecognised pretender to the title in the Republic of Italy, where peerage titles were abolished in 1946.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1983/11/16/pdfs/A30949-30949.pdf Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 18 November 1983
  2. Hidalgos de España (2018). p. 788

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