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Scienze della comunicazione Università degli Studi di TeramoPhD Program in Historical studies
Scienze della comunicazione Università degli Studi di TeramoPhD Program in Historical studies

Dukes of Osuna

OsunaThe Duchy of Osuna is a noble title that belonged to members of the Casa de Osuna, the Téllez-Girón. From the time of Philip II of Spain they were important ministers of the king. The seventeenth century saw an increase in their influence and their assets, converting them into one of the most powerful noble families of the Spanish Monarchy, along with the House of Alba. Within the family, during the Early Modern period, Pedro Téllez-Girón y Velasco, III Duke of Osuna (1574-1624), who was a courtier, soldier, viceroy of Sicily (1610-1616) and Naples (1616-1620) deserves a special mention (image).

Read more:

  • I.  Atienza Hernández, Aristocracia, riqueza y poder en la España moderna. La casa de Osuna, Siglos XV-XIX, Madrid 1987.
  • L.M. Linde, Don Pedro Girón, duque de Osuna: la hegemonía española en Europa a comienzos del siglo XVII, Madrid 2005.