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Dukedom of Ciudad Rodrigo | |
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Creation date | 30 January 1812 |
Created by | Ferdinand VII |
Peerage | Peerage of Spain |
First holder | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo |
Present holder | Charles Wellesley, 10th Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo[1] |
Heir apparent | Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington |
Subsidiary titles | Duke of Wellington |
Motto | Virtutis Fortuna Comes |
Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spanish: Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee. It was conferred by King Ferdinand VII on the British General Arthur Wellesley, then 1st Viscount Wellington, later 1st Duke of Wellington, in 1812, after his important victory at the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo that same year, as a victory title. As all dukedoms but one in the peerage of Spain[a], it has Grandeeship attached.
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