Duke of Gandía

Dukedom of Gandía
Dukedom of Gandía
Creation date	20 December 1485
Created by	Catholic Monarchs
Peerage	Peerage of Spain
First holder	Pedro Luis de Borja, 1st Duke of Gandía
Present holder	Ángela María de Ulloa y Solís-Beaumont, 20th Duchess of Gandía

Duke of Gandía (Valencian: Ducat de Gandia, IPA: [duˈkad de ɣanˈdi.a]) is a title of Spanish nobility that was first created in 1399 by Martin of Aragon and granted to Alfonso of Aragon and Foix. It has its origin in the lordship of Gandía created in 1323 by James II of Aragon. Later, having no direct descendants, the title passed from the House of Barcelona to the House of Trastámara.

The title was re-established in 1483 by Ferdinand II of Aragon as a favour to Rodrigo Cardinal Borgia for his son Pier Luigi Borgia.^[2] The dukedom then went to Pier Luigi's half-brother Giovanni Borgia. He was assassinated, and his young son inherited the title. The fourth duke was the religious figure Francesco Borgia. After the death of his wife, with whom he had a large family, he became a Jesuit.

Dukes of Gandía

Arms of the dukes of Gandía of the House of Aragon

Alfonso of Aragon and Foix, Lord of Gandía (1359–1399), Duke of Gandia (1399–1412)
Alfonso of Aragon and Eiximenis (1412–1422)
Hugo of Cardona and Gandia (1425–1433)

Arms of the House of Trastámara

Arms of the dukes of Gandía of the House of Borja or Borgia

On 20 December 1483, the title was re-established by Ferdinand II of Aragon and granted to the House of Borgia, of Spain and Italy.^[3]

Arms of the House of Pimentel

Arms of the House of Osuna

Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón y Beaufort
Mariano Téllez-Girón y Beaufort Spontin
Pedro de Alcantara Téllez-Girón y Fernández de Santillán
María de los Dolores Téllez-Girón y Dominé
Ángela María Téllez-Girón y Duque de Estrada
Chantal Salas-Perez de Gandia (mother of Arnaud Henry Salas-Perez Prince Obolensky)^[6]^{[circular reference]}
Ángela María de Ulloa y Solís-Beaumont^[7]^[8]

^ Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 11 October 2016
^ Hollingsworth p. 144
^ 6. Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1 "The Borgias". (Old Catholic Encyclopedia) New York, Robert Appleton Company (a.k.a. The Encyclopedia Press), 1907.
^ "Luis Ignacio de Borja". Ducal House of Medinaceli Foundation. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^ "Mariana de Borja y Córdoba". Ducal House of Medinaceli Foundation. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^ Obolensky
^ "La nieta de la anterior duquesa de Osuna solicita el ducado de Gandía (Granddaughter of former Duchess of Osuna requests the title of the Dukedom of Osuna)" (in Spanish). Monarquía Confidencial. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016. 17th duchess of Arcos
^ "Real Carta de Sucesión (Royal Charter of Succession in favor of Ángela María de Ulloa y Solís-Beaumont due to the death of her grandmother, doña Ángela María Téllez-Girón y Duque de Estrada)" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) published on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2018.