The title Duke of the Infantado (Spanish Duque del Infantado) was granted to Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Figueroa, son of Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, by the Catholic Monarchs

Catholic Monarchs

The Catholic Monarchs is the collective title used in history for Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon. They were both from the House of Trastámara and were second cousins, being both descended from John I of Castile; they were given a papal dispensation to deal with...

, Ferdinand II of Aragon

Ferdinand II of Aragon

Ferdinand the Catholic was King of Aragon , Sicily , Naples , Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, Count of Barcelona, jure uxoris King of Castile and then regent of that country also from 1508 to his death, in the name of...

 and Isabella I of Castile

Isabella I of Castile

Isabella I was Queen of Castile and León. She and her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon brought stability to both kingdoms that became the basis for the unification of Spain. Later the two laid the foundations for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor...

, on 22 July 1475.

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

The family counts 7 Knights in the Order of the Golden Fleece

Order of the Golden Fleece

The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Infanta Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King John I of Portugal. It evolved as one of the most prestigious orders in Europe...

 and one Prime Minister of Spain

Prime Minister of Spain

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 (the 13th Duke).

Diego Hurtado de Mendoza built the New Castle of Manzanares el Real

New Castle of Manzanares el Real

The New Castle of Manzanares el Real, also known as Castle of los Mendoza, is a palace-fortress erected in the 15th century in the town of Manzanares el Real , next to the reservoir of Santillana at the foot of Sierra de Guadarrama.Its construction began in 1475 on a Romanesque-Mudéjar hermitage...

. Later the seat of the Dukes of the Infantado moved to the Palacio del Infantado in Guadalajara.

House of Mendoza

House of Mendoza

The Mendoza family was a powerful line of Spanish nobles. Members of the family wielded considerable power, especially from the 14th to the 17th centuries in Castile. The family originated from the town of Mendoza in the province of Álava in the Basque countries...

 

• Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Duke of the Infantado (1415/7–1479).
• Íñigo López de Mendoza y Luna, 2nd Duke of the Infantado
  Íñigo López de Mendoza y Luna, 2nd Duke of the Infantado
  Íñigo López de Mendoza y Luna was a Spanish noble, and second Duke of the Infantado.He was the son of Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Duke of the Infantado and Brianda de Luna y Mendoza....
  
   (1438–1500).
• Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Duke of the Infantado (1461-1531), „El Grande“.
• Íñigo López de Mendoza, 4th Duke of the Infantado
  Íñigo López de Mendoza, 4th Duke of the Infantado
  Iñigo Lopez de Mendoza y Pimentel, 4th Duke of the Infantado, , was a Spanish nobleman. He was made a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1546, number 193 to receive that distinction. Duke of the Infantado is a title first granted in 1475, and was inherited upon his father's death in 1531...
  
   (1493–1566).
• Íñigo López de Mendoza, 5th Duke of the Infantado (1536–1601), grandson.
• Ana de Mendoza, 6th Duchess of the Infantado (1554–1633), married Juán Hurtado de Mendoza de la Vega y Luna († 1624)
• Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar Sandoval y Mendoza, 7th Duke of the Infantado (1614–1657), Viceroy of Sicily
• Catalina Gómez de Sandoval y Mendoza, 8th Duchess of the Infantado (1616–1686), married Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar de Silva y Mendoza, 4th Duke of Pastrana.
• Gregorio María de Silva y Mendoza, 9th Duke of the Infantado (1649–1693), 5th Duke of Pastrana, 7th Duke of Lerma.
• Juan de Dios de Silva y Mendoza y Haro, 10th Duke of the Infantado (1672–1737), 6th Duke of Pastrana, 8th Duke of Lerma.
• María Francisca de Silva Mendoza y Sandoval, 11th Duchess of the Infantado (1707–1770), married the Marquis of Távara.

House of Alba

House of Alba

The House of Alba is an important Spanish aristocratic family who derive from the 12th century Mozarab nobility of post-conquest Toledo. Their claim to Alba traces to 1429, when the first Álvarez de Toledo was made Lord of the City of Alba de Tormes...

 

• Pedro Alcántara de Toledo y Silva, 12th Duke of the Infantado (1729–1790).
• Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo, 13th Duke of the Infantado (1768–1841).

Other Families

• Pedro de Alcántara Tellez Girón y Beaufort, 14th Duke of the Infantado (1810–1844).
• Mariano Téllez Girón y Beaufort Spontin, 15th Duke of the Infantado (1814–1882)
• Andrés Avelino de Arteaga y Silva Carvajal y Téllez Girón, 16th Duke of the Infantado (1833–1910)
• Joaquín de Arteaga y Echague Silva y Méndez de Vigo, 17th Duke of the Infantado (1870–1947)
• Íñigo de Arteaga y Falguera, 18th Duke of the Infantado (1905–1997).
• Íñigo de Arteaga y Martín, 19th Duke of the Infantado (1941- ).

Weblinks

• Biographies of all Dukes (in Spanish)