Duke of Camiña
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Creation date1619
Created byPhilip III
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderMiguel de Meneses y Noronha, 1st Duke of Camiña
| Dukedom of Camiña | |
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| Creation date | 1619 |
| Created by | Philip III |
| Peerage | Peerage of Spain |
| First holder | Miguel de Meneses y Noronha, 1st Duke of Camiña |
| Present holder | Victoria de Hohenlohe-Langenburg y Schmidt-Polex, 15th Duchess of Camiña[1] |
Duke of Camiña (Spanish: Duque de Camiña) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1619 by Philip III to a Portuguese aristocrat, Miguel de Meneses, 2nd Duke of Vila Real in the peerage of Portugal.[2]
The title makes reference to the town of Caminha, Portugal, and was granted originally by Philip III as a title of Portuguese nobility, as he was also king of Portugal. When the two countries were separated, Philip IV of Spain recognised the Dukedom of Camiña as a title in the peerage of Spain.