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Dukedom of Arcos
Creation date20 January 1493
Created byIsabella I
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderRodrigo Ponce de León, 1st Duke of Arcos
Present holderMaría Cristina de Ulloa y Ponce de León, 18th Duchess of Arcos[1]

Duke of Arcos is a title in the Peerage of Spain that was created by Isabella I of Castile, on 20 January 1493, for Rodrigo Ponce de León, then Count of Arcos. The dukedom is among the first 25 titles which reached the rank of Grandee of Spain 1st Class, in 1520. Its name derives from Arcos de la Frontera in Cádiz.

List of Counts of Arcos

List of Dukes of Arcos (1493)

References

  1. ^ [1] BOE: Ducado de Arcos