Duke of Escalona

{{Short description|Hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain}}

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| creation_date = 12 December 1472

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| monarch = Henry IV

| peerage = Peerage of Spain

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| first_holder = Juan Pacheco y Téllez-Girón, 1st Duke of Escalona

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| present_holder = Francisco de Borja de Soto y Moreno-Santamaría, 21st Duke of Escalona[https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1998/05/30/pdfs/A17954-17955.pdf Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) – 30 May 1998.]

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Duke of Escalona ({{langx|es|Duque de Escalona}}) is a hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1472 by Henry IV to Juan Pacheco, 1st Marquess of Villena.Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España (2018). [https://www.edicioneshidalguia.es/?product=elenco-de-grandezas-y-titulos-nobiliarios-espanoles-2018 Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Ediciones Hidalguía, Vol. 50. Madrid.][http://www.diputaciondelagrandeza.es/guiadetitulo/ Search of title "Escalona, duque de".]

The title refers to the village Escalona del Alberche, in the Province of Toledo.

The Dukes of Escalona remained an important family throughout the history of Spain. Charles III of Spain made Juan Pacheco, 11th Duke-consort of Escalona a Grandee of Spain first class in 1750. They had many other titles, including: Marquess of Villena, Count of Xiquena, Count of San Esteban de Gormaz, Count of Castañeda, etc.