Marquess of Almenara (1587)
| Marquessate of Almenara | |
|---|---|
| Creation date | 1587 |
| Created by | Philip II |
| Peerage | Peerage of Spain |
| First holder | Iñigo López de Mendoza y Manrique de Luna, 1st Marquess of Almenara |
| Present holder | María del Pilar Álvarez de las Asturias-Bohórquez y Silva, 17th Marchioness of Almenara |
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Marquess of Almenara (Spanish: Marqués de Almenara) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, granted in 1587 by Philip II to Iñigo López de Mendoza, his representative in the Kingdom of Aragon.
Iñigo López de Mendoza went to trial with his first cousin, the Princess of Éboli, to claim the Lordship of Puebla de Almenara, founded by their great-grandfather, Cardinal Mendoza, who had established that it could only be inherited through the male line. He subsequently won the lawsuit, becoming Lord of Almenara and in 1587, he became the 1st Marquess of Almenara by the wishes of the king.
In 1623, Philip IV granted another title with the same name, yet making reference to a completely different location near Peñaflor, in the Province of Seville. This subsequent title is sometimes referred to as "Marquess of Dehesa de Almenara" to distinguish it from the older title, despite the official name being the same.