Dukedom of Rivas | |
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Creation date | 22 June 1793 |
Created by | Charles IV |
Peerage | Peerage of Spain |
First holder | Juan Martín Pérez de Saavedra y Ramírez, 1st Duke of Rivas |
Present holder | José Sainz y Armada, 7th Duke of Rivas[1] |
Heir apparent | José Sainz y Primo de Rivera |
Duke of Rivas (Spanish: Duque de Rivas) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1793 by Charles IV to Juan Martín Pérez de Saavedra y Ramírez, with the denomination of "Duke of Rivas de Saavedra", later abbreviated to "Duke of Rivas" by Isabella II.[2][3]