Duke of Maqueda

Dukedom of Maqueda
Creation date1529
Created byCharles I
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderDiego de Cárdenas y Enríquez, 1st Duke of Maqueda
Present holderMaría del Pilar Paloma Casanova-Cárdenas y Barón, 24th Duchess of Maqueda

Duke of Maqueda (Spanish: Duque de Maqueda) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1529 by Charles I to Diego de Cárdenas, 2nd Lord of Maqueda and adelantado of the Kingdom of Granada.

The title makes reference to the town of Maqueda in Toledo.

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