Duke of Almodóvar del Río


Duke of Almódovar del Río is a hereditary ducal title in the Spanish nobility which holds a Grandeeship of Spain. It was conferred on 11 July 1780 on Pedro Jiménez de Góngora, 6th Marquess of Almodóvar del Río, by King Charles III of Spain, thus raising to a dukedom the Marquessate of Almodóvar del Río. This title had been granted to Francisco Jiménez de Góngora y Castillejo by King Charles II of Spain, on 13 May 1667. Historically, the title corresponds to dominion over the area around Almodóvar del Río.

Marquesses of Almodóvar del Río (1667-1780)

Dukes of Almodóvar del Río (1780)

  • Pedro Suárez de Góngora, 1st Duke of Almodóvar del Río
  • María Rafaela Suárez de Góngora, 2nd Duchess of Almodóvar del Río, elder sister of the 1st Duke
  • Josefa de Carroz, 3rd Duchess of Almodóvar del Río, only daughter of the 2nd Duchess
  • Francisco de Paula Fernández de Córdoba, 4th Duke of Almodóvar del Río, descendant of the 1st Marquess' only sister
  • Joaquín Fernández de Córdoba, 5th Duke of Almodóvar del Río, eldest brother of the 4th Duke
  • Joaquín Fernández de Córdoba, 6th Duke of Almodóvar del Río, eldest son of the 5th Duke
  • Isabel Fernández de Córdoba, 7th Duchess of Almodóvar del Río, elder surviving daughter of the 6th Duke
  • Genoveva de Hoces, 8th Duchess of Almodóvar del Río, only daughter of the 6th Duke's only sister. Married to Juan Manuel Sánchez y Gutiérrez de Castro
  • José Ramón Sánchez, 9th Duke of Almodóvar del Río, eldest son of the 8th Duchess
  • José Manuel Sánchez, 10th Duke of Almodóvar del Río, only son of the 9th Duke
  • Alfonso de Hoyos, 11th Duke of Almodóvar del Río, elder son of the 8th Duke's only sister
  • Isidoro de Hoyos, 12th Duke of Almodóvar del Río, elder son of the 11th Duke
  • Alfonso de Hoyos y Fernández de Córdoba, 13th Duke of Almodóvar del Río, elder son of the 12th Duke