Two of my worlds colliding: royalty and tennis. Very cool to learn about non-royal titles in Spain.

Unlike Sir Andy Murray in the UK, Nadal can pass this title onto his descendants.

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6 comments

  1. That’s cool, I didn’t know they were still granting titles in Spain.

  2. Lovely! Looking forward to when Carlos gets it. But not looking forward to it because I hope he doesn’t retire for a long time! We need him in the game for as long as possible.

  3. Congrats! I love how progressive the Spanish nobility system is as all hereditary peerages are inherited by the oldest child rather than the oldest son and the spouse of a peer can use their spouse’s title regardless of the genders of the couple (there was one case of the wife of a duchess in her own right becoming a duchess), it would be great if other countries followed suit.

  4. All six peerages granted today in honor of Felipe’s 11th anniversary on the throne:

    – Jaime Alfonsín Alfonso: Marquess of Alfonsín, with grandee of Spain (hereditary)
    – Rafael Nadal Parera, tennis player: Marquess of Llevant de Mallorca (hereditary)
    – Teresa Perales Fernández, Paralympic swimmer: Marchioness of Perales (hereditary)
    – María Luz Casal Paz, singer: Marchioness of Luz y Paz (hereditary)
    – Carlos López Otín, biochemist: Marquess of Castillo de Lerés (lifelong)
    – Cristina García Rodero, photographer: Marchioness of the Alcudia Valley (hereditary)

    Interesting that all peerages are marquessates.

  6. I looked it up and Nadal’s home town is in the Llevant de Mallorca, in case anyone else was curious about the inspiration for the title

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