Duke of Alburquerque

Dukedom of Alburquerque
Creation date20 August 1464
Created byHenry IV
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderBeltrán de la Cueva y Alfonso de Mercado, 1st Duke of Alburquerque
Present holderJuan Miguel Osorio y Beltrán de Lis, 19th Duke of Alburquerque[1]
Juan Miguel Osorio y Bertrán de Lis, 19th Duke of Alburquerque

Duke of Alburquerque (Spanish: Duque de Alburquerque) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1464 by Henry IV to Beltrán de la Cueva, his "royal favourite" and grand master of the Order of Santiago.[2][3] It makes reference to the town of Alburquerque in Badajoz, Spain.


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