Hernando Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duke of Peñaranda
Spanish nobleman and equestrian
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fitz-James Stuart and the second or maternal family name is Falcó.
Hernando Carlos María Teresa Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó, 18th Duke of Peñaranda de Duero, GE (3 November 1882 – 7 November 1936), was a Spanish nobleman.[1]
Biography
He was born in Madrid, the younger son of the 16th Duke of Alba and his wife, María del Rosario Falcó, 21st Countess of Siruela. On his father's death on 13 October 1901, he became the 18th Duke of Peñaranda (and a grandee of Spain), 13th Marquess of Valderrabano and 11th Count of Montijo (also with the Grandeeship attached). His elder brother Jacobo inherited the majority of the family titles, including the Dukedom of Alba.
The Duke of Peñaranda died in the massacre of Paracuellos in November 1936, during the Spanish Civil War, and was succeeded in his titles by his only son. The Duchess died on 23 April 1967.