What is Grandee of Spain?
[[File:Heraldic Crown of Spanish Grandee.svg|thumb|225px|Coronet of a Grandee of Spain]] [[File:Manto grande de España.svg|thumb|225px|Mantle of a Grandee of Spain]] The '''Grandes de España''' are the highest ranking members of the [[Spanish nobility]]. Their ranks are made up of those nobles holding the most important historical landed titles in [[Spain]]. In the modern day, many of these titles overlap or are held by the same person. Strategic marriages have collected titles under certain noble houses over time. In the modern day, all Grandees have the status 'of the first class'. It [[Implication and inference|implies]] neither privilege nor power. An individual is a grandee if he or she holds a ''Grandeza de España'', regardless of possession of a title of nobility. Normally, each ''grandeza'' is granted with a title, but this was not always the case. Also, a ''Grandeza de España'' is normally awarded along with every ducal title. Several members of both Spanish and French nobility were made Grandees also. == Address == Grandees and their consorts are entitled to the style of ''The Most Excellent'' ({{lang-es|Excelentísimo Señor}}, male, or ''{{lang|es|Excelentísima Señora}}'', female; abbreviated as ''Excmo. Sr.'' or ''Excma. Sra.''). In written form, their names are followed by the abbreviation G de E.<ref>Data extracted from the Provincial Permanent Council of the Grandeza de España. http://www.diputaciondelagrandeza.es/services.php {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517132753/http://www.diputaciondelagrandeza.es/services.php |date=2012-05-17 }}</ref> == Examples == *[[Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba]] *[[Marc de Beauvau, Prince of Craon]] ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Spanish royalty]]