Grandee of Spain

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A Grandee of Spain is a member of the highest rank of Spanish nobility, historically granted special honors, privileges, and close proximity to the monarchy.

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Label Occurrences
Grandee of Spain canonical 18

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish noble rank
hereditary dignity
noble title
associatedWith Spanish court
Spanish monarchy
Spanish peerage system
canBeHeldBy count
duke
marquess
country Spain
developedDuring Habsburg Spain
early modern Spain
governedBy Spanish nobility laws
grantedBy King of Spain
hasCategory European nobility
Spanish titles of nobility
hasHistoricalOrigin late Middle Ages in Spain
hasHonorificRank grandee
hasHonorificStyle Excelentísima Señora
Excelentísimo Señor
hasPrivilege close proximity to the monarchy
high ceremonial precedence
right of access to the sovereign
special honors
special precedence at court
use of certain honorific styles
hasRankAbove non‑grandee titled nobles
ordinary Spanish nobility
hasType hereditary peerage
historicallyGrantedBy Spanish monarch
historicalRole pillar of the Spanish aristocracy
supporter of the Spanish Crown
isComparableTo British peerage ranks
peer of the realm
isOftenAttachedTo county
ducal title
marquessate
language Spanish
legalStatus recognized noble dignity in Spain
mayBeConferredAs new creation by the monarch
nativeLabel Grandeza de España
surface form: Grande de España
partOf Spanish nobility
positionInNobility highest rank of Spanish nobility
symbolizes closeness to the Spanish Crown
high social prestige
transferredBy hereditary succession
usedIn Spanish court ceremonies
official precedence tables in Spain

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Alba holdsRank Grandee of Spain
Valeriano Weyler nobleTitle Grandee of Spain
Duke of Escalona hasTitleStyle Grandee of Spain
Duke of Villa-Urrutia nobleTitle Grandee of Spain
subject surface form: Wenceslao Ramírez de Villa-Urrutia
Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco nobleTitle Grandee of Spain
Duke of Veragua nobleHierarchy Grandee of Spain
Charles FitzJames positionHeld Grandee of Spain
Alba hasRank Grandee of Spain
subject surface form: House of Alba
Alba holdsDignity Grandee of Spain
subject surface form: House of Alba
Duke of Alba de Tormes hasPrivilege Grandee of Spain
Baldomero Espartero awardReceived Grandee of Spain
House of Guzmán socialRank Grandee of Spain
Farnese dynasty titles includesTitle Grandee of Spain
Duke of Terranova titleHolderHonorific Grandee of Spain