Dukes of Medina Sidonia
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The Dukes of Medina Sidonia are one of Spain’s oldest and most prestigious noble families, historically powerful grandees particularly influential in Andalusia and known for their role in events such as the Spanish Armada.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish noble house
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hereditary dukedom ⓘ |
| aristocraticCategory |
Andalusian nobility
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Castilian nobility ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Medina-Sidonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedResidence | Palacio de los Duques de Medina Sidonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalPatronage |
architecture
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arts ⓘ religious foundations ⓘ |
| earliestCreationCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| grandeeship | Grandee of the First Class ⓘ |
| historicalDocumentaryPresence |
Andalusian local archives
ⓘ
Spanish royal archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEconomicActivity |
agriculture
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tax farming ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| historicalPowerBase | landed estates in Andalusia ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
military leaders for the Spanish Crown
ⓘ
participants in Atlantic expansion politics ⓘ regional magnates in southern Spain ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Spanish ⓘ |
| linkedInstitution |
House of Bourbon in Spain
NERFINISHED
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House of Habsburg in Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchWhoGrantedTitle | King of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamilyName | House of Medina Sidonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventAssociation | Spanish Armada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember | Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalInfluencePeriod | Early Modern Spain ⓘ |
| politicalInfluenceRegion | Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lords of Sanlúcar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prestige |
one of the most powerful noble houses in Andalusia
ⓘ
one of the oldest noble lineages in Spain ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Andalusia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Cádiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada ⓘ |
| seat | Sanlúcar de Barrameda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialFunction | aristocratic leadership in Andalusia ⓘ |
| socialStatus | high nobility ⓘ |
| titleHolderStyle | Grandee of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | town of Medina-Sidonia in Cádiz ⓘ |
| traditionalFamilySurname | Guzmán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfInheritance | primogeniture ⓘ |
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