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.

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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.

House of Alba socialStatus Grandees of Spain
Manuel Godoy memberOf Grandees of Spain
this entity surface form: Spanish nobility
Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca partOf Grandees of Spain
this entity surface form: Spanish nobility
Duke of Escalona hasCategory Grandees of Spain
Conde (Spain, Portugal) partOf Grandees of Spain
this entity surface form: Spanish nobility
Carmen Polo memberOf Grandees of Spain
this entity surface form: Spanish nobility
Fitz-James Stuart family nobleStatus Grandees of Spain
Álvarez de Toledo family titleStyle Grandees of Spain
Alba nobleFamilyType Grandees of Spain
subject surface form: House of Alba
House of Zúñiga historicalStatus Grandees of Spain
House of Alburquerque aristocraticRank Grandees of Spain