Lord of Meirás
Former hereditary title in the Spanish nobility / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lord of Meirás (Spanish: Señor de Meirás) was a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1975 by Juan Carlos I to Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés, First Lady of Spain between 1939 and 1975 and wife of Francisco Franco.[1][2] The title makes reference to the Pazo de Meirás, summer home of Franco in Galicia.[3]
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Lordship of Meirás | |
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Creation date | 26 November 1975 |
Created by | Juan Carlos I |
Peerage | Peerage of Spain |
First holder | Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés, 1st Lady of Meirás |
Last holder | Francisco de Asís Franco y Martínez-Bordiú, 11th Marquess of Villaverde |
Present holder | Abolished |
Extinction date | October 2022 |
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It was abolished in October 2022, under the purview of the Law of Democratic Memory.[4]