Spanish peerage system

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:noble_family
gptkbp:abolished 19th century reforms
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Justice_(Spain)
gptkbp:canBeGrantedBy gptkb:King
gptkbp:country gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:femaleTitleEquivalent gptkb:Baronet
Lady
Marchioness
Viscountess
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Spanish_monarchy
gptkbp:hereditary yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spanish peerage system
gptkbp:inheritance heirs
gptkbp:modernPrivileges mainly honorary
gptkbp:nobilityRegister gptkb:Official_Guide_of_Grandees_and_Titles_of_the_Kingdom
gptkbp:noblePrivileges historically significant
gptkbp:notableHolder gptkb:House_of_Medinaceli
gptkb:House_of_Osuna
gptkb:House_of_Alba
House of Infantado
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkbp:peerageCeremony no formal investiture
gptkbp:peerageConfirmation gptkb:Royal_Letters_Patent
gptkbp:peerageDocumentation gptkb:Archivo_Histórico_Nacional
gptkbp:peerageInheritanceDisputes resolved by courts
gptkbp:peerageInsignia gptkb:coat_of_arms
mantle
collar of the Order of Carlos III
gptkbp:peeragePublication gptkb:Boletín_Oficial_del_Estado
gptkbp:peerageRestoration possible by royal decree
gptkbp:peerageRevocation possible by royal decree
gptkbp:peerageTitles over 2,000
Grandeeships of Spain
non-Grandee titles
gptkbp:previousSuccessionLaw male-preference primogeniture
gptkbp:recognizedBy Spanish law
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Grandees_of_Spain
gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:succession absolute primogeniture (since 2006)
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baronet
gptkb:Duke
gptkb:Count
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Peerage_of_Aragon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6