The Franco-Iberian Royals Message Board: Re: First noble titles

Marchess is the usual title in Spain. Dukedoms rarely granted, except for members of the family ( the last hereditary dukedom in the early 1980’s). Counties also not common. Count means friend and thiose created Counts or Countesses were people close to the Crown. Baronies also rare and given to people from the former Crown of Aragon, where it was common.
I must check it, but life titles usually given to those with no children.

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Is there a reason why all of them got the same rank?

And why is one a life peerage and the others not?

At the same time the list seems to be one that will be easily accepted. Succesful athletes, artists and scientist and the former Head of the Royal Household.

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King Felipe has created nobiliary titles for the first time in his reign.

Rafael Nadal, tennis player, Marques de Llevant de Mallorca

Teresa Perales, Paralympic medallist, Marquesa de Perales

Luz Casal, singer, Marquesa de Luz y Paz,

Jaime Alfonsin, former Head of the Royal Household, Marques de Alfonsin and Grandee of Spain

Cristina Garcia Rodero, photographer, Marquesa del Valle de Alcudia

And finally ,a life noble title for the molecular biologist Carlos Lopez Otin, Marques del Castillo de Leres

https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-rey-concede-primeros-titulos-nobiliarios-rafa-nadal-teresa-perales-luz-casal-otros-20250619171847.html#google_vignette