Duchess of Lugo

Duchess of Lugo is a substantive title in the Peerage of Spain. The title is considered a Título de la Casa Real (lit. 'Title of the Royal House'), a type of title not hereditary that is granted for life to a member of the Royal Family. It does not include any territorial landholdings and does not produce any revenue for the title-holder and it takes its name from the city and province of Lugo, in Galicia.

The dukdom was first was created on 3 March 1995 by King Juan Carlos I, on the marriage between his eldest daughter, Infanta Elena, and Jaime de Marichalar, Lord of Tejada.^[1] The duchess and the duke consort made an official visit to the city on September 1995, where they were welcomed by the regional president, Manuel Fraga, the mayor of the city, Joaquín García Díez, the president of the Provincial Deputation, Francisco Cacharro, and the bishop of Lugo, José Gómez González.^[2]

Following the divorce of the royal couple, the former duke consort could no longer use the title.^[3]^[4]

Duchess of Lugo

First creation, 1995

References

^ "Infanta Elena". lecturas.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
^ "Hace 25 años, Lugo recibía con cariño a los duques en su primera visita". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
^ "Marichalar seguirá como duque de Lugo solo si el Rey lo permite". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
^ "El divorcio de la infanta Elena y Jaime de Marichalar ya es oficial". HOLA (in Spanish). 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2023-10-14.

Sources

Real Decreto 323/1995, de 3 de marzo, por el que se concede, con carácter vitalicio, la facultad de usar el título de Duquesa de Lugo a Su Alteza Real la Infanta Doña Elena (BOE núm. 54 de 4 de marzo de 1995).