Lord of Meirás

Lord of Meirás (Spanish: Señor de Meirás) was a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1975 by Juan Carlos I to Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés, First Lady of Spain between 1939 and 1975 and wife of Francisco Franco.^[1][2] The title makes reference to the Pazo de Meirás, summer home of Franco in Galicia.^[3]

Lordship of Meirás
Creation date	26 November 1975
Created by	Juan Carlos I
Peerage	Peerage of Spain
First holder	Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés, 1st Lady of Meirás
Last holder	Francisco de Asís Franco y Martínez-Bordiú, 11th Marquess of Villaverde
Present holder	Abolished
Extinction date	October 2022

It was abolished in October 2022, under the purview of the Law of Democratic Memory.^[4]

Lords of Meirás (1975–2022)

• Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés, 1st Lady of Meirás (1975–1988)
• Francisco Franco y Martínez-Bordiú, 2nd Lord of Meirás (1989–2022)

See also

• Duke of Franco
• List of lords in the peerage of Spain