Duke of Medina Sidonia (Spanish: Duque de Medina Sidonia) is a peerage grandee title of Spain in Medina-Sidonia, holding the oldest extant dukedom in the kingdom, first awarded by King John I of Castile in 1380.[2] They were once the most prominent magnate family of the Andalusian region, the best-known of whom, Don Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, commanded the Spanish Armada at the end of the 16th century. The defeat at the hands of weather and the English in 1588 brought disgrace to this family. The House of Medina Sidonia traces its descent from Alonso Pérez de Guzmán.

Dukedom of Medina Sidonia
Creation date1380
Created byHenry II
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderEnrique de Castilla y Sousa, 1st Duke of Medina Sidonia
Present holderLeoncio Alonso González de Gregorio y Álvarez de Toledo, 22nd Duke of Medina Sidonia[1]

Counts of Niebla, 1369–1445

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From To Count of Niebla
c. 1369 1396 Juan Alonso de Guzmán, 1st Count of Niebla
1396 1436 Enrique Pérez de Guzmán, 2nd Count of Niebla
1436 1468 Juan Alonso de Guzmán, 3rd Count of Niebla

Dukes of Medina Sidonia, 1445–present

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The facade of the palace of the Duke of Medina-Sidonia
From To Duke of Medina Sidonia
1445 1468 Juan Alonso de Guzmán, 1st Duke of Medina Sidonia
1468 1492 Enrique Pérez de Guzmán y Fonseca, 2nd Duke of Medina Sidonia
1492 1507 Juan Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 3rd Duke of Medina Sidonia
1507 1512 Enrique Pérez de Guzmán, 4th Duke of Medina Sidonia
1512 1549 Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán, 5th Duke of Medina Sidonia
1549 1559 Juan Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 6th Duke of Medina Sidonia
1559 1615 Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
1615 1636 Manuel Pérez de Guzmán y Silva, 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia
1636 1664 Gaspar Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán, 9th Duke of Medina Sidonia
1664 1667 Gaspar Juan Pérez de Guzmán, 10th Duke of Medina Sidonia
1667 1713 Juan Claros Pérez de Guzmán, 11th Duke of Medina Sidonia
1713 1721 Manuel Pérez de Guzmán, 12th Duke of Medina Sidonia
1721 1739 Domingo José Claros Pérez de Guzmán, 13th Duke of Medina Sidonia
1739 1779 Pedro de Alcántara Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 14th Duke of Medina Sidonia
1779 1796 José Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba (jure uxoris), 15th Duke of Medina Sidonia
1796 1821 Francisco de Borja Álvarez de Toledo, 16th Duke of Medina Sidonia
1821 1867 Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo, 17th Duke of Medina Sidonia
1867 1900 José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo, 18th Duke of Medina Sidonia
1905 1915 José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo, 19th Duke of Medina Sidonia
1915 1955 Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo, 20th Duke of Medina Sidonia
1955 2008 Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia
2008 present Leoncio Alonso González de Gregorio, 22nd Duke of Medina Sidonia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ [1] BOE
  2. ^ DE MEDINA, Pedro (b. 1503), Crónica de los Duques de Medina Sidonia por el Maestro Pedro de Medina. Manuscrito de 1561 en el Archivo de la Casa Ducal de Medinasidonia, leg. 1316. Colección de Documentos Inéditos para la Historia de España no. XXXIX, 1932. Page 206.
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