Duke of Seville

Duke of Seville (Spanish: Duque de Sevilla) is a hereditary title of Spanish nobility, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee. It was granted in 1823 by King Ferdinand VII to his nephew, Infante Enrique. The dukes of Seville are members of the Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon.

Duke of Seville
Creation date	23 April 1823
Created by	Ferdinand VII
First holder	Infante Enrique
Present holder	Vacant
Heir apparent	Olivia de Borbón y von Hardenberg-Fürstenberg
Remainder to	heirs of the body of the grantee according to absolute primogeniture
Subsidiary titles	Marquess of Amarillas
Status	Extant

Arms of the 5th Duke of Seville as Grand Master of the Order of Saint Lazarus

From 22 October 1968 until his death on 20 May 2025, the holder of the ducal title was Don Francisco de Borbón y Escasany, 5th Duke of Seville.^[1]

List of holders of the title

	Holder of Title	Period	Spouse
Created by King Ferdinand VII of Spain
I	Infante Enrique of Spain b. 17 April 1823, d. 12 March 1870	17 April 1823 – 12 March 1870	Elena Maria de Castellvi y Shelly b. 16 Oct 1821, d. 29 Dec 1863, consort 6 May 1847 - 29 Dec 1863.
II	Enrique de Borbón y Castellví, 2nd Duke of Seville b. 3 Oct 1848, d. 12 Jul 1894	12 March 1870 – 12 Jul 1894	Joséphine Parade b. 12 April 1840, d. 20 Oct 1939, consort 5 Nov 1870 - 12 Jul 1894.
III	María Luisa de Borbón y Parade [es], 3rd Duchess of Seville b. 4 April 1868, d. 10 June 1949[citation needed]	12 Jul 1894 – 1919	Juan Lorenzo Francisco de Monclús y Cabanellas b. 9 Aug 1862, d. 13 Dec 1918, consort 25 Jul 1894 - 13 Dec 1918.
IV	Enriqueta de Borbón y Parade, 4th Duchess of Seville b. 28 Jun 1885/1888, d. 28 Oct 1967	1919 – 28 Oct 1967	Francisco de Borbón y de la Torre b. 16 Jan 1882, d. 6 Dec 1952, consort 21 Aug 1907 - 6 Dec 1952.
V	Francisco de Borbón y Escasany, 5th Duke of Seville b. 16 Nov 1943, d. 20 May 2025	22 Oct 1968[1] – 20 May 2025	1. Countess Beatrice Wilhelmine Paula von Hardenberg {de} b. 28 Jun 1947, d. 14 Mar 2020,[2] consort 7 Jul 1973 - 30 Jun 1989 (divorced). 2. Isabelle Karanitsch b. 23 Nov 1959, consort 19 Oct 1991 - 17 Jun 1993 (divorced). 3. María de los Ángeles de Vargas-Zúñiga y Juanes b. 19 Nov 1954, consort 2 Sep 2000 - 20 May 2025.

Line of succession

• Infante Enrique, 1st Duke of Seville (1823-1870)
  • Enrique, 2nd Duke of Seville (1870-1894)
    • María Luisa, 3rd Duchess of Seville (1894-1919)
    • Enriqueta, 4th Duchess of Seville (1919-1967)
      • Francisco (renounced his succession in 1968)
        • Francisco, 5th Duke of Seville (1968-2025)
          • (1) Olivia (born 1974)
            • (2) Flavia (born 2016)
            • (3) Fernando (born 2018)
          • (4) Francisco (born 1979)
            • (5) Francisco (born 2017)
        • Alfonso (1945-2025)
          • (6) Alejandra (born 1976)
            • (7) Tristan (born 2011)
            • (8) Santiago (born 2011)
          • (9) Alfonso (born 1973)
            • (10) Alfonso (born 2014)
            • (11) Jerónimo (born 2017)
        • (12) Enrique (born 1970)
      • Isabel (1908-1974)
        • Francisco de Borbón y Barucci (1936-2001)
          • (13) Sofia Isabel Borbón-Barucci Mateos (born 1966)
          • (14) Alfonso Rinaldo Borbón-Barucci Mateos (born 1967)
            • (15) Ignacio de Borbón (born 2001)
            • (16) Noa de Borbón (born 2012)
          • (17) Francisco de Borja Borbón-Barucci Mateos (born 1971)
        • Elena de Borbón y Barucci (1947-2015)
          • (18) Francesca Scasany y de Borbón
          • (19) Elena Scasany y de Borbón
          • (20) Carla Walker y de Borbón
          • (21) Flavia Walker y de Borbón
          • (22) Olivia Walker y de Borbón
        • (23) José Luis de Borbón y Barucci (born 1948)

Sources

• Juan Martina Torres, The History of Spanish Nobility, 1500–present (Madrid 2009), for the: Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) (translated title)