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 dukedom 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" (). That same year, the Duchess and the Duke were granted the Golden Medal of the Balearic Islands.
In 2013, the City Council renamed the street to its original name and, in 2018, the regional government of the islands revoked the Golden Medal to Urdangarin.
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. "The King revokes the title of Duchess of Palma used by his sister doña Cristina". Europapress (15-06-11). (Accessed on 12 June 2015).
Duchess of Palma de Mallorca First creation, 1997-2015
| Infanta CristinaHouse of Bourbon1997–2015 | | 13 June 1965Our Lady of Loreto Hospital, Madrid, Spaindaughter of King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia | Iñaki Urdangarin4 October 1997 – December 2023(divorce)4 children | Living |- | colspan=5|The title of Duchess of Palma de Mallorca was withdrawn for implication in corruption scandals
References
Sources Real Decreto 1502/1997, de 26 de septiembre, por el que se concede, con carácter vitalicio, la facultad de usar el título de Duquesa de Palma de Mallorca a Su Alteza Real la Infanta Doña Cristina (BOE núm. 232, de 27 de septiembre de 1997). Real Decreto 470/2015, de 11 de junio, por el que se revoca la atribución a Su Alteza Real la Infanta Doña Cristina de la facultad de usar el título de Duquesa de Palma de Mallorca (BOE núm. 140, de 12 de junio de 2015).