Duke of Santisteban del Puerto explained

Dukedom of Santisteban del Puerto
Creation Date:	1738
First Holder:	Manuel de Benavides y Aragón, 1st Duke of Santisteban del Puerto
Present Holder:	Victoria de Medina y Conradi, 10th Duchess of Santisteban del Puerto^[1]

Duke of Santisteban del Puerto (Spanish; Castilian: Duque de Santisteban del Puerto) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1738 by Philip V to Manuel de Benavides, 10th Count of Santisteban del Puerto and Brigadier of the Spanish Army.^{[2] [3]}

The title makes reference to the town of Santisteban del Puerto in Jaén, and was elevated from a Countship granted in 1473 to a Dukedom.

Dukes of Santisteban del Puerto

1. Manuel de Benavides y Aragón, 1st Duke of Santisteban del Puerto (1739-1748)
2. Antonio de Benavides y de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Santisteban del Puerto (1748-1782)
3. Joaquina de Benavides y Pacheco, 3rd Duchess of Santisteban del Puerto (1782-1805)
4. Luis Joaquín Fernández de Córdoba y Benavides, 4th Duke of Santisteban del Puerto (1805-1840)
5. Luis Tomás Fernández de Córdoba y Ponce de León, 5th Duke of Santisteban del Puerto (1840-1873)
6. Luis María Fernández de Córdoba y Pérez de Barradas, 6th Duke of Santisteban del Puerto (1873-1879)
7. Luis Jesús Fernández de Córdoba y Salabert, 7th Duke of Santisteban del Puerto (1880-1956)
8. Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 8th Duchess of Santisteban del Puerto (1956-1969)
9. Luis de Medina y Fernández de Córdoba, 9th Duke of Santisteban del Puerto (1969-2011)
10. Victoria de Medina y Conradi, 10th Duchess of Santisteban del Puerto (2011-)

See also

• List of dukes in the peerage of Spain
• List of current Grandees of Spain

Bibliography

• Book: Hidalgos de España, Real Asociación de. Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles. 2018. Ediciones Hidalguía. 978-84-94841-02-6.

Notes and References

1. https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/09/19/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-14897.pdf Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 19 September 2011
2. Hidalgos de España (2018). pp. 820-821
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=Vqf8fdiTE_UC&dq=duque+de+Santisteban+del+puerto&pg=PA16 Blasón de España: Libro de Oro de su Nobleza, Parte Segunda (Letra M), p. 16