Duke of Nochera
| Dukedom of Nochera | |
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| Creation date | 10 August 1656 |
| Created by | Philip IV |
| Peerage | Peerage of Spain |
| First holder | Francisco de Moura Corterreal y Melo, 1st Duke of Nochera |
| Present holder | Filippo Balbo Bertone di Sambuy, 12th Duke of Nochera[1] |
Duke of Nochera (Spanish: Duque de Nochera; Italian: Duca di Nocera) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1656 by Philip IV to Francisco de Moura Corterreal, Viceroy of Sardinia and Catalonia and governor of the Spanish Netherlands.[2][3]
The title had been created previously in 1521 by Charles I, and its last holder had been Francesco Maria Domenico Carafa, who at his death left no descendants. It was subsequently created for a second time in 1659 when it was bestowed upon General Moura.
At the death with no descendants of the 8th Duke in 1824, the dukedom became extinct until it was rehabilitated by Alfonso XIII in 1922, on behalf of Alfonso Falcó, great-grandson of the 7th Duke.
The title makes reference to the town of Nocera Inferiore, in the province of Salerno, Italy.
Dukes of Nocera (1521)
- Tiberio Carafa (1521-1527)
- Ferdinando I Carafa (1527-1558)
- Alfonso Carafa (1558-1581)
- Ferdinando II Carafa (1581-1593
- Francesco Maria Carafa (1593-1642)
- Francesco Maria Domenico Carafa (1642-1648)
Dukes of Nochera (1659)
- Francisco de Moura Corterreal y Melo, 1st Duke of Nochera (1610-1675)
Lithography of the 1st Duke - Leonor de Moura y Moncada de Aragón, 2nd Duchess of Nochera (d. 1706), daughter of the 1st Duke
- Juana de Moura y Moncada de Aragón, 3rd Duchess of Nochera (1650-1707), sister of the 2nd Duchess
- Francisco Pío de Saboya y Moura, 4th Duke of Nochera (1672-1723), son of the 3rd Duchess
- Gisberto Pío de Saboya y Spínola, 5th Duke of Nochera (d. 1776), son of the 4th Duke
- Isabel María Pío de Saboya y Spínola, 6th Duchess of Nochera (1719-1799), sister of the 5th Duke
- Antonio Valcárcel y Pío de Saboya, 7th Duke of Nochera (1748-1808), son of the 6th Duchess
- Antonio Valcárcel y Pascual de Pobil, 8th Duke of Nochera (?-?), son of the 7th Duke
Dukes of Nochera (1922)
- Alfonso Falcó y de la Gándara, 9th Duke of Nochera (1903-1967), grandson of the 8th Duke
- María Asunción Falcó y de la Gándara, 10th Duchess of Nochera (1883-1971), sister of the 9th Duke
- Carlo Ernesto Balbo Bertone di Sambuy, 11th Duke of Nochera (1916-2003), grandson of the 10th Duchess’ younger sister
- Filippo Balbo Bertone di Sambuy, 12th Duke of Nochera (b. 1956), son of the 11th Duke