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Duke of Gandía
The hereditary Spanish title
duke of
Gandía
(, ) has its origin in the "
Manorialism
of Gandía" founded in 1323 by
James II of Aragon
and was created in 1399 as
Duke of Gandía
by
Martin of Aragon
and granted to
Alfonso of Aragon and Foix
. Later, having no direct descendants, the title passed from the
House of Aragon
to the
House of Trastámara
. The title was re-established in 1483 by
Ferdinand II of Aragon
as a favour to
Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia
for his son
Pedro Luis
(Pier Luigi de Borgia).
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