Duke of Abrantes

Duke of Abrantes is a noble title in the peerages of Spain, Portugal and France.

The dukedoms take their name from the City of Abrantes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈbɾɐ̃tɨʃ]), situated in the Province of Ribatejo, Portugal.

The title of Duke of Abrantes is a Spanish title that was created by King Philip IV of Spain on 23 March 1642 in favour of Portuguese nobleman Afonso of Lancaster, Marquis of Porto Seguro. Afonso of Lancaster was the second son of Álvaro, 3rd Duke of Aveiro and received his ducal title in reward for supporting the Spanish Crown.

Bernardo de Carvajal y Moctezuma, 2nd Count of Enjarada, is an ancestor of the Dukes of Abrantes, thereby making them descendants of Doña Isabel Moctezuma and the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II. This ducal family formerly owned the Palacio de los Toledo-Moctezuma at Cáceres in Spain.

The Habsburgs were deposed from the Portuguese throne in 1640 two years before this dukedom was created, a title which was never recognised in Portugal, but remains extant in Spain. The present Duke of Abrantes, who is also a Grandee of Spain, is Don José Manuel de Zuleta y Alejandro.

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