Duke of Francavilla

Creation date1 March 1555

Created byCharles I

PeeragePeerage of Spain

First holderDiego Hurtado de Mendoza y de la Cerda, 1st Duke of Francavilla

Dukedom of Francavilla
Creation date	1 March 1555
Created by	Charles I
Peerage	Peerage of Spain
First holder	Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y de la Cerda, 1st Duke of Francavilla
Present holder	Jaime de Arteaga y Martín, 15th Duke of Francavilla[1]

Duke of Francavilla (Spanish: Duque de Francavilla) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1555 by Charles I to Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Viceroy of Aragon and Catalonia and son of Cardinal Mendoza.^[2][3]

The title makes reference to the town of Francavilla Fontana in the former Kingdom of Naples, at the time a part of the Spanish Empire.