Duke of Francavilla

Dukedom of Francavilla
Dukedom of Francavilla
Creation date	1 March 1555
Created by	Charles I
Peerage	Peerage of Spain
First holder	Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y de la Cerda, 1st Duke of Francavilla
Present holder	Jaime de Arteaga y Martín, 15th Duke of Francavilla

Duke of Francavilla (Spanish: Duque de Francavilla) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1555 by Charles I to Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Viceroy of Aragon and Catalonia and son of Cardinal Mendoza.^[2]^[3]

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The title makes reference to the town of Francavilla Fontana in the former Kingdom of Naples, at the time a part of the Spanish Empire.

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Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y de la Cerda, 1st Duke of Francavilla
Ana Hurtado de Mendoza y de Silva, 2nd Duchess of Francavilla
Diego Gómez de Silva y Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Duke of Francavilla
Rui Gómez de Silva y Mendoza, 4th Duke of Francavilla
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar y De Silva, 5th Duke of Francavilla
Gregorio María de Silva y Mendoza, 6th Duke of Francavilla
Juan de Dios de Silva y Haro, 7th Duke of Francavilla
María Teresa de Silva y Gutiérrez de los Ríos, 8th Duchess of Francavilla
Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo y Silva, 9th Duke of Francavilla
Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo y Salm-Salm, 10th Duke of Francavilla
Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón y Beaufort Spontin, 11th Duke of Francavilla
Mariano Téllez-Girón y Beaufort Spontin, 12th Duke of Francavilla
Manuel Álvarez de Toledo y Lasparre, 13th Duke of Francavilla
Lithography of the 13th Duke of Francavilla, c. 1853
Iñigo de Arteaga y Falguera, 14th Duke of Francavilla
Jaime de Arteaga y Martín, 15th Duke of Francavilla

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Dukes of Francavilla (1555)