Duke of Escalona is a Spanish noble title given by Henry IV of Castile

Henry IV of Castile

Henry IV , King of the Crown of Castile, nicknamed the Impotent , was the last of the weak late medieval kings of Castile...

 in 1472 to Juan Pacheco

Juan Pacheco

Juan Pacheco Juan Pacheco Juan Pacheco (Belmonte, (1419 – 1474) was a Spanish nobleman who dominated the political scene in the Kingdom of Castille during the final years of John II of Castile and almost right up to the reign of Isabel I of Castile...

, first Marquis of Villena.

The name Escalona refers to the village Escalona del Alberche, in the Province of Toledo.

The Dukes of Escalona remained an important family throughout the Spanish history.

Charles III of Spain

Charles III of Spain

Charles III was the King of Spain and the Spanish Indies from 1759 to 1788. He was the eldest son of Philip V of Spain and his second wife, the Princess Elisabeth Farnese...

 made Juan Pacheco, 11th Duke-consort of Escalona a Grandee of Spain first class in 1750.

The Dukes of Escalona had many other titles, including : Marquis of Villena, Count of Xiquena, Count of San Esteban de Gormaz, Count of Castañeda, etc..

Dukes and Duchesses of Escalona

1. Don Juan Pacheco, 1st Duke of Escalona (1419–1474)
2. Don Diego Lopez de Pacheco, 2nd Duke of Escalona
   Diego Lopez de Pacheco, 2nd Duke of Escalona
   Diego López Pacheco was a Spanish noble, 2nd Duke of Escalona and 2nd Marquis of Villena.Diego López Pacheco was son of Juan Pacheco, one of the most influential politicians of his time, and María Portocarrero...
   
    (1456-1529)
3. Don Diego López Pacheco, 3rd Duke of Escalona (1506-1556)
4. Don Francisco Pacheco, 4th Duke of Escalona (1532-1574)
5. Don Juan Fernandez Pacheco, 5th Duke of Escalona
   Juan Fernandez Pacheco, 5th Duke of Escalona
   Don Juan Fernández Pacheco, , 5th Duke of Escalona, 5th Marquis of Villena and 5th Count of Xiquena was a Spanish nobleman and, between 1607 and 1610, viceroy of Sicily....
   
    (1563-1615)
6. Don Felipe Fernández Pacheco, 6th Duke of Escalona (1596-1633)
7. Don Diego López Pacheco, 7th Duke of Escalona (1599-1653)
8. Don Juan Manuel López de Pacheco, 8th Duke of Escalona (1650-1725)
9. Don Mercurio López Pacheco, 9th Duke of Escalona (1679-1738)
10. Don Andrés Fernández Pacheco, 10th Duke of Escalona
    Andrés Fernández Pacheco, 10th Duke of Escalona
    Don Andrés María Hipólito Casiano José Antonio Cayetano Fernández Pacheco y Moscoso Acuña Silva Manrique Girón Portocarrero y Portugal, twice Grandee of Spain, 10th Duke of Escalona, 10th Marquis of Villena, 16th Count of Castañeda, 12th Count of San Esteban de Gormaz and 10th Count of Xiquena ,...
    
     (1710-1746)
11. Doña María Ana López Pacheco Toledo y Portugal, 11th Duchess of Escalona (1729-1768)
12. Don Felipe Lopez-Pacheco de La Cueva, 12th Duke of Escalona (1727-1798)
13. Don Diego López Pacheco Téllez-Girón Gómez de Sandoval, 13th Duke of Escalona (1754-1811)
14. Don Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 14th Duke of Escalona
    Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 14th Duke of Frías
    Don Bernardino Fernández de Velasco-Pacheco y Benavides, 14th Duke of Frías, Grandee of Spain, KOGF was a Spanish noble, politician, diplomat and writer who served in 1838 as Prime Minister of Spain...
    
    (1783-1851)
15. Don Francisco de Borja de Martorell y Téllez-Girón, 15th Duke of Escalona (1839-1897)
16. Don Mariano Tellez-Giron y Fernandez de Cordoba, 16th Duke of Escalona (1887-1931)
17. Don Gabino de Martorell y Téllez-Girón, 17th Duke of Escalona (1894-1918)
18. Doña María de La Soledad de Martorell y Castillejo, 18th Duchess of Escalona (1924-)
19. Don Francisco de Borja de Soto y Martorell, 19th Duke of Escalona (1956-1997)
20. Don Francisco de Borja Soto y Moreno-Santamaría, 20th Duke of de Escalona.

Links

• List of Dukes of Escalona
• Genealogy of the Dukes of Escalona