Duke of Palata

Dukedom of Palata
Creation date20 May 1646
Created byPhilip IV
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderFrancisco Toralto de Aragón, 1st Duke of Palata
Present holderAlfonso Urzáiz y Azlor de Aragón, 12th Duke of Palata[1]
Heir apparentIgnacio Urzáiz y Larrauri[2]

Duke of Palata (Spanish: Duque de Palata) is a hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1646 by Philip IV to Francisco Toralto de Aragón, a paternal descendant of Alfonso V of Aragon.[3][4] The title makes reference to the town of Palata in Campobasso, Italy, where Toraldo's father held a fiefdom.

The 2nd Duchess of Palata was married to Melchor de Navarra, who was viceroy of Peru. He was also known as the Duke of Palata (iure uxoris).[5]

At the death with no descendants of the 10th Duchess in 1905, the title became vacant for about 80 years. In an effort to recover all of her dormant titles, Palata was rehabilitated in 1986 by Juan Carlos I on behalf of María del Pilar Azlor de Aragón y Guillamas, a granddaughter of the 10th Duchess' brother, who was already the 18th Duchess of Villahermosa (the family's main title) since 1962.[3]

Palace of Santa Cruz, home of the current Dukes of Palata in Madrid
  1. ^ "Orden de 22 de febrero de 1989 por la que se manda expedir, sin perjuicio de tercero de mejor derecho, Real Carta de Sucesión en el título de Duque de Palata, con Grandeza de España, a favor de Don Alfonso Urzáiz y Azlor de Aragón" (PDF) (in Spanish). Boletín Oficial del Estado. March 8, 1989. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. ^ Simón, Paloma (June 25, 2019). "Ignacio Urzáiz Larrauri, el Hijo del XII Duque de la Palata que Convierte en Arte la Ropa del Rastro" (in Spanish). Vanity Fair. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Hidalgos de España 2018, p. 628.
  4. ^ Grandeza de España y Títulos del Reino, Diputación Permanente de la. "Guía de Títulos" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  5. ^ Gavín, Barón de. "Melchor Bartolomé Buenaventura de Navarra y Rocafull" (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved September 25, 2022.