Spanish nobility
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The Spanish nobility are people who possess a title of nobility confirmed by the Spanish Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes, as well as those individuals appointed to on
Portrait of a Spanish nobleman, the 5th Duke of Alburquerque, Grandee of Spain, at the height of the Spanish Empire, 1560
Palacio de Liria in Madrid, home of the Dukes of Alba
Leonor, Princess of Asturias, heir presumptive to the Spanish throne
Cristóbal Colón de Carvajal, 18th Duke of Veragua
Prince of Asturias
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Prince or Princess of Asturias is the main substantive title used by the heir apparent, or heir presumptive to the Spanish Crown.
Imaginative portrait of King Henry III of Castile, by Calixto Ortega, 1848. He was the first Prince of Asturias, proclaimed in 1388.
Education of Prince John, by Salvador Martínez Cubells 1877. John was the only son of the Catholic Monarchs and heir of all their domains during his lifetime.
Cover of the first edition of the Political Constitution of the Spanish monarchy. Cádiz, 19 March 1812