Duke of Nájera () is a hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, which was bestowed by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain on 30 August 1482 to Don Pedro Manrique de Lara, II Count of Treviño and Ricohombre de Castilla, as a reward for his services to the Crown. By birth, he was member of an old Castilian House of Lara. In 1520, King Charles I supplemented the title of Duke with that of Grandee of Spain.
The title refers to the town of Nájera in the La Rioja region.
The Dukes of Nájera ruled Nájera until the year 1600, when the last Duke in the male line died without a son. The title passed to his daughter Luisa.
Dukes of Nájera
Holder Period Remarks Created by the Catholic MonarchsPedro Manrique de Lara y Sandoval1482–1515Antonio Manrique de Lara y Castro1515–1535son. Order of the Golden FleeceJuan Esteban Manrique de Lara y Cardona1535–1558son. Order of the Golden FleeceJuan Esteban Manrique de Lara Acuña y Manuel1558–1600son. Viceroy of ValenciaLuisa Manrique de Lara y Girón1600–1627daughter. Married Bernardino de Cárdenas, 3rd Duke of MaquedaJorge de Cárdenas y Manrique de Lara1627–1644son. Governor of OranJaime Manuel de Cárdenas Manrique de Lara1644–1652brotherFrancisco María de Monserrate Manrique de Cárdenas y Lara1652–1656son. No issueTeresa Antonia Hurtado de Mendoza y Manrique de Cárdenas1656–1657cousin. No issueAntonio de Velasco Manrique de Mendoza Acuña y Tejada1657–1676son of her sister NicolasaFrancisco Miguel Manrique de Velasco 1676–1678son. no issueNicolasa Manrique de Mendoza Velasco Acuña y Manuel1678–1709sister, married Beltrán Vélez de GuevaraAna Micaela Guevara Manrique de Velasco1709–1729daughter, married Gaspar Portocarrero y Bocanegra, Marqués de AlmenaraJoaquín María Portocarrero Manrique de Guevara1729–1731son, died aged 3.Joaquín Cayetano Ponce de León y Spínola1731–1743distant cousin, VIII Duke of ArcosManuel Ponce de León y Spínola1743–1744brotherFrancisco Cayetano Ponce de León y Spínola1744–1763brotherAntonio Ponce de León y Spínola1763–1780brother, Order of the Golden FleeceMaría Isidra de la Cruz de la Cerda y Manrique de Lara1780–1811distant cousin, married Diego Ventura de Guzmán, Marqués de MontealegreDiego Isidro de Guzmán y de la Cerda1811–1849son, Order of the Golden FleeceCarlos Luis de Guzmán y la Cerda1850–1880sonJuan Bautista de Guzmán y Caballero1881–1890brotherJosé Reinaldo de Guzmán y de la Cerda1890–1891brotherJuan de Zavala y Guzmán1892–1910son of his sister and Juan de Zavala (1804–1879)Luis de Zavala y Guzmán1911–1913brotherMaría del Pilar de Zavala y Guzmán1913–1915sister, married Ventura García-SanchoMaría del Pilar García-Sancho y Zavala1916–1916daughter, married Leopoldo de Travesedo FernándezJuan Bautista de Travesedo y García-Sancho1917–1965sonJuan de Travesedo y Martínez de las Rivas1967–1996sonJuan de Travesedo y Colón de Carvajal2000–actual holderson of his brother
Sources Salazar y Acha, Jaime de (2012). Los Grandes de España (siglos XV-XVI). Ediciones Hidalguía. . Geneanet