Duke of Sessa is a Spanish noble title awarded in 1507 to Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba

Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba

Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba known as The Great Captain, Duke of Terranova and Santangelo, Andria, Montalto and Sessa, also known as Gonzalo de Córdoba, Italian: Gonsalvo or Consalvo Ernandes di Cordova was a Spanish general fighting in the times of the Conquest of Granada and the Italian Wars...

 y Herrera by Queen Isabella I

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...

 and King Ferdinand V of Castile

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...

. Its territorial designation refers to an Italian municipality.

Like all Spanish titles, it used to descend according to male-preference cognatic primogeniture. Therefore, it was held by several women. It now descends according to absolute cognatic primogeniture, meaning that the eldest child (regardless of gender) succeeds to the dukedom upon the death of the previous holder.

	Holder	Period
Created by Isabella I 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...  and Ferdinand V of Castile 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...
I	Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba y Herrera Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba known as The Great Captain, Duke of Terranova and Santangelo, Andria, Montalto and Sessa, also known as Gonzalo de Córdoba, Italian: Gonsalvo or Consalvo Ernandes di Cordova was a Spanish general fighting in the times of the Conquest of Granada and the Italian Wars...	1507-1515
II	Elvira Fernández de Córdoba y Manrique Elvira Fernández de Córdoba y Manrique Elvira Fernández de Córdoba y Manrique , was a Spanish noblewoman, the only daughter of Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, a Spanish general involved with the Italian Wars and Viceroy of Naples in 1503–1507....	1515-1524
III	Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Córdoba	1524-1578
IV	Francisca Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Córdoba	1578-1597
V	Antonio Fernández de Córdoba y Cardona Antonio Fernández de Córdoba y Cardona Antonio Fernández de Córdoba y Cardona, 5th Duke of Sessa, , was a Spanish nobleman...	1597-1606
VI	Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Aragón	1606-1642
VII	Antonio Fernández de Córdoba y Rojas	1642-1659
VIII	Francisco Fernández de Córdoba y Pimentel	1659-1688
IX	Félix Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Córdoba	1688-1709
X	Francisco Fernández de Córdoba y Aragón	1709-1750
XI	Ventura Francisca Fernández de Córdoba y Aragón	1750-1768
XII	Ventura Osorio de Moscoso y Fernández de Córdoba	1768-1783
XIII	Vicente Osorio de Moscoso y Guzmán	1783-1816
XIV	Vicente Osorio de Moscoso y Álvarez de Toledo	1816-1837
XV	Vicente Osorio de Moscoso y Ponce de León	1837-1864
XVI	José María Osorio de Moscoso y Carvajal	1864-1881
XVII	Francisco de Asís Osorio de Moscoso y Borbón	1881-1924
XVIII	Francisco Osorio de Moscoso y Jordán de Urríes	1924-1952
XIX	María del Perpetuo Socorro Osorio de Moscoso y Reynoso	1952-1955
XX	Leopoldo Barón y Osorio de Moscoso	1955-1974
XXI	Gonzalo Barón y Gavito	present holder