Duke of San Pedro de Galatino

Dukedom of San Pedro de Galatino
Creation date6 April 1621
Created byPhilip IV
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderJuan Bautista Spínola y Lecari, 1st Duke of San Pedro de Galatino
Present holderTeresa de Medinilla y Bernales, 11th Duchess of San Pedro de Galatino

Duke of San Pedro de Galatino (Spanish: Duque de San Pedro de Galatino) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1621 by Philip IV to Juan Bautista Spínola, a Genoese nobleman.

The name makes reference to the town of Galatina in Apulia, Italy, known before the Unification of italy as "San Pietro in Galatina".

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