Lord or Lady of Balaguer () is a title historically held by the person first in line to the Kingdom of Majorca, a part of the Crown of Aragon. The current holder is Princess Leonor, elder daughter and heir presumptive of Felipe VI.

Evolution

This Lordship was created in 1418 by King Alfonso V of Aragon, called the Magnanimous, for his brother John II, symbolically linked to the city that had been capital of the suppressed County of Urgell, the feudal command of the greater rival of the House of Trastámara for the possession of the Aragonese Crown during the Interregnum, James II, Count of Urgell.

Lord of Balaguer

When John II succeeded Alfonso V in 1458, the title was awarded to John's second son, Ferdinand. After Ferdinand II's accession, the lordship was held by the heir apparent to the Crown of Aragon and was always joined to the title of Prince of Girona.

Lord of Balaguer

Notes

See also

Balaguer

Crown of Aragon

Coat of arms of the Prince of Asturias

Line of succession to the Spanish Throne

List of titles and honours of the Heir Apparent to the Spanish Throne

External links

Official website of the Spanish Monarchy

Crown of Aragon

History of Catalonia

History of the Balearic Islands

Spanish royalty

1418 establishments in Europe

15th-century establishments in Aragon

1410s establishments in Europe

Lord of Balaguer