This is a list of extant dukedoms in the nobility of Italy. The Kingdom of Italy was dissolved in 1946 and the use of titles of nobility is not currently recognized or regulated by the Italian state. This list includes dukedoms in Italy which were created by sovereign rulers other than the King of Italy, such as the Holy Roman Emperor and the Holy See, as well as titles that originally belonged to the sovereigns of self-governing territories, such as the Duchy of Ferrara. It does not include Italian geographical titles created by French or Spanish rulers in the nobilities of their respective nations.
Sovereign Grand dukes and Dukes (as of 1860) ArmsTitleDate of creationCreating sovereignCurrent holderNotes Grand Duke of Tuscany 27 August 1569 Pope Pius V Archduke Sigismund of Austria Duke of Parma 19 August 1545 Pope Paul III Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma Duke of Piacenza 19 August 1545 Pope Paul III Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma Subsidiary title of the Duke of Parma Duchy of Modena and Reggio 18 May 1452 Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este Duke of Guastalla 2 July 1621 Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este Subsidiary title of the Duke of Modena Duke of Massa 5 May 1664 Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este Subsidiary title of the Duke of Modena Duke of Mantua 25 March 1530 Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor extinct
Royal dukes ArmsTitleDate of creationCreating sovereignCurrent holderNotes Duke of Aosta 30 May 1845 King of Sardinia Prince Aimone of Savoy Duke of Calabria 8 July 1747 Charles VII of Naples Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria El Español: Pedro de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, Duke of Calabria, Infanta Cristina Subsidiary title of the King of Two Sicilies Duke of Castro 31 October 1537 Pope Paul III Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro(Disputed) Headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies In Defense of (Real) History: Who is the Head of the Royal House of Bourbon of the Two Sicilies? by Luigi Mendola. Subsidiary title of the King of Two Sicilies Duke of Galliera 9 December 1888 Umberto I Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón Duke of Genoa 9 January 1815 King of Sardinia Extinct 1996 Duke of Noto 4 January 1817 Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Vanitatis: Prince Jaime, Duke of Noto, the golden singleman Main subsidiary title used by the heir apparent or heir presumptive to the throne of Two Sicilies Duke of Salerno 6 February 1937 Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria Princess Teresa María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies El Confidencial: Death of Alfonso Moreno y de Borbón, son of Teresa María, Duchess of Salerno Substantive title of the Royal House of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies Duke of Spoleto 22 September 1904 King of Italy Prince Aimone of Savoy Subsidiary title of the Duke of Aosta Duke of Syracuse 18 February 1940 Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria Princess Inés María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies LA VERDAD.es: Inés of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Siracusa, caso Púnica Substantive title of the Royal House of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies
Non-royal dukes ArmsTitleDate of creationCreating sovereignCurrent holderNotes Duke of Acerenza 12 April 1593 King of Naples Angelo Gennaro Granito Pignatelli Subsidiary title of the Prince of Belmonte Duke of Addis Abeba 11 June 1936 Victor Emmanuel III Flavio Badoglio, 3rd Duke of Addis Abeba Duke of Bracciano 15 March 1803 Pope Pius VI Don Giovanni Torlonia Subsidiary title of the Prince of Civitella-Cesi Duke of Carcaci 27 March 1725 Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor Alessandro Paternò Castello, 13th Duke of Carcaci Duke of Castel Duino 28 May 1934 Victor Emmanuel III Carlo Alessandro, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino Also Principe della Torre e Tasso Duke of Dino 9 November 1815 Ferdinand I Maria Louisa Gonzalez de Andia Duke of Gravina 1436 Domenico Napoleone II Orsini Duke of Fiano 7 June 1621 Pope Gregory XV Domenico Serlupi Crescenzi Duke of Lodi 20 December 1807 (recognized 1890) King of Italy Benigno Melzi d'Eril Also Duke of Melzi Duke of Melzi 5 September 1818 Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor Benigno Melzi d'Eril Also Duke of Lodi Duke of Morignano 30 May 1907 Victor Emmanuel III Carlo Emanuele Ruspoli Duke of Paliano 1519 Marcantonio VIII Colonna Subsidiary title of the Prince of Paliano Duke of Poli and Guadagnolo 4 May 1820 Pope Pius VII Don Giovanni Torlonia Subsidiary title of the Prince of Civitella-Cesi
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