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Duke of Uceda
Duke
of
Uceda
is a
hereditary title
in the
Peerage of Spain
, accompanied by the
dignity
of
Grandee
and
granted
in
1610
by
Philip III
to
Cristóbal Gómez de Sandoval
, who succeeded his
father
Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma
as the
king's
favourite
. It refers to
the town
of Uceda in
Guadalajara
.
The name refers to the
town
of Uceda in Guadalajara, where
Cristóbal
Gómez
de
Sandoval
owned
lands
.
Dukes
of Uceda