Duke of the Infantado
peerage of Spain
Duke of the Infantado (Spanish: Duque del Infantado) is a Spanish peerage title that was granted to Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Figueroa, son of Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, by the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, on 22 July 1475.
The Dukes of the Infantado remained an important family throughout Spanish history.
The family counts seven knights in the Order of the Golden Fleece and one Prime Minister of Spain (the 13th Duke).
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza built the New Castle of Manzanares el Real. Later the seat of the Dukes of the Infantado moved to the Palacio del Infantado in Guadalajara.
List of holders
House of Mendoza
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Duke of the Infantado (1415/7–1479).
Íñigo López de Mendoza y Luna, 2nd Duke of the Infantado (1438–1500).
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Duke of the Infantado (1461–1531), „El Grande“.
Íñigo López de Mendoza, 4th Duke of the Infantado (1493–1566).
Íñigo López de Mendoza y Mendoza, 5th Duke of the Infantado (1536–1601), grandson.
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