Grandees of Spain
E131501
The Grandees of Spain are the highest-ranking members of the Spanish nobility, historically granted special honors, privileges, and proximity to the monarchy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grandees of Spain canonical | 7 |
| Spanish nobility | 4 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary title
ⓘ
noble rank ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Spanish nobility ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of Bourbon
ⓘ
House of Habsburg ⓘ Spanish monarchy ⓘ |
| canBeHeldWith |
count
ⓘ
duke ⓘ marquess ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| formalizedInReignOf |
Charles I of Spain
ⓘ
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| governedBy | Spanish nobility laws ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
King of Spain
ⓘ
Queen of Spain ⓘ Spanish monarch ⓘ |
| hasCollectiveBody | Council of Grandees (historical) ⓘ |
| hasGenderForm |
Granda (archaic feminine)
ⓘ
Grande (masculine) ⓘ Grande de España (common form) ⓘ |
| hasNotableFamily |
House of Alba
ⓘ
House of Alba de Tormes ⓘ House of Benavente ⓘ House of Frías ⓘ House of Infantado ⓘ House of Lerma ⓘ House of Medina Sidonia ⓘ House of Medina de Rioseco ⓘ House of Medinaceli ⓘ House of Osuna ⓘ House of Villahermosa ⓘ |
| hasPrivilege |
precedence over other nobles
ⓘ
proximity to the monarch ⓘ right to be addressed as cousin by the monarch ⓘ right to remain covered in presence of the king ⓘ special honors ⓘ |
| hasRankType |
first-class grandees
ⓘ
second-class grandees ⓘ third-class grandees ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
formed the highest social and political elite in Spain
ⓘ
often served as high officers of the Crown ⓘ often served as viceroys and governors in the Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Castilian nobility traditions ⓘ |
| isHereditary | true ⓘ |
| isSeparateFrom | the underlying noble title ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf | Spanish peerage ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| modernStatus | purely honorific rank ⓘ |
| originatedInPeriod | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| positionInNobility | highest rank of Spanish nobility ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Crown of Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| titleStyle |
Excelentísimo Señor
ⓘ
surface form:
Excelentísima Señora
Excelentísima Señora Duquesa ⓘ Excelentísimo Señor ⓘ Excelentísimo Señor ⓘ
surface form:
Excelentísimo Señor Duque
|
| usedIn | Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Spanish nobility
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Spanish nobility
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Spanish nobility
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Spanish nobility
subject surface form:
House of Alba