Duke of Mola

Dukedom of Mola
Creation date18 July 1948
Created byGeneral Francisco Franco
PeerageSpain
First holderEmilio Mola, 1st Duke (posthumous title)
Last holderEmilio Mola y Pérez de Laborda, 3rd Duke
Present holderAbolished
Remainder toAbsolute primogeniture

The Dukedom of Mola (Spanish: Ducado de Mola) was a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility. The dukedom was posthumously bestowed on General Emilio Mola, one of the leaders of the revolt coup of July 1936 that started the Spanish Civil War, by General Francisco Franco as head of the Spanish State.[1]

It was abolished in October 2022, under the purview of the Law of Democratic Memory.[2]

Dukes of Mola (1948–2022)

  • Emilio Mola y Vidal, 1st Duke of Mola (posthumous title, d. 1937)
  • Emilio Mola y Bascón, 2nd Duke of Mola (1948–2009)
  • Emilio Mola y Pérez de Laborda, 3rd Duke of Mola[3] (2009–2022)

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Instituto Salazar y Castro, Revista Hidalguia, Madrid.
  2. ^ Jefatura del Estado: "Ley 20/2022, de 19 de octubre, de Memoria Democrática" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado. Madrid: Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 33–34. 20 October 2022. ISSN 0212-033X.
  3. ^ "Duque de Mola" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado. 10 March 2009.