Duchess of Palma de Mallorca

Dukedom of Palma de Mallorca
Arms of the Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca
Creation date26 September 1997
CreationFirst
Created byJuan Carlos I
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderInfanta Cristina
Last holderInfanta Cristina
Heir apparentReverted to the Crown.
StatusExtinct
Extinction date11 June 2015

Duchess of Palma de Mallorca was a substantive title in the Peerage of Spain. The title takes its name from the city of Palma de Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands.

The royal dukdom was granted on 26 September 1997 by King Juan Carlos I to his younger daughter, Infanta Cristina, on the occasion of her forthcoming marriage to Iñaki Urdangarin.

In April 1998, the City Council of Palma de Mallorca renamed one of its principal streets 'La Rambla' as "La Rambla dels Ducs de Palma de Mallorca" (English: La Rambla of the dukes of Palma de Mallorca). That same year, the Duchess and the Duke were granted the Golden Medal of the Balearic Islands.[1]

In 2013, the City Council renamed the street to its original name[2] and, in 2018, the regional government of the islands revoked the Golden Medal to Urdangarin.[1]

On 11 June 2015, she was stripped of her dukedom by King Felipe VI, her younger brother, due to a corruption inquiry, and the dukedom was merged again in the Spanish Crown.[3]

Duchess of Palma de Mallorca

First creation, 1997-2015

Duchess Portrait Birth Marriage(s) Death
Infanta Cristina
House of Bourbon
1997–2015 		Infanta Cristina 13 June 1965
Our Lady of Loreto Hospital, Madrid, Spain
daughter of King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia 		Iñaki Urdangarin
4 October 1997 – December 2023
(divorce)
4 children 		Living
The title of Duchess of Palma de Mallorca was withdrawn for implication in corruption scandals

References

  1. ^ a b Tchernokojev, Peter (2018-09-14). "Balears retira definitivamente la Medalla de Oro a Urdangarin". cadena SER (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  2. ^ Internet, Unidad Editorial. "La Rambla deja de ser de los duques de Palma con el cambio de placas". www.elmundo.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  3. ^ (in Spanish) "The King revokes the title of Duchess of Palma used by his sister doña Cristina". Europapress (15-06-11). (Accessed on 12 June 2015).

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