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Duke of Benavente

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Dukedom of Benavente
Creation date28 January 1473
Created byHenry IV
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderRodrigo Alonso Pimentel, 1st Duke of Benavente
Present holderÁngela María de Solís-Beaumont y Téllez-Girón, 18th Duchess of Benavente[1]

Duke of Benavente (Spanish: Duque de Benavente) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1473 by Henry IV to Rodrigo Alonso Pimentel, 4th Count of Benavente.[2][3]

Since the Countship of Benavente was not revoked after the concession of the dukedom, the holders of the distinction are technically Count-Dukes of Benavente, similar to the Count-Dukes of Olivares.

Portrait of the 15th Duke by Ramón Soldevila, 1857

Dukes of Benavente (1473)

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