Duke of Sessa

Duke of Sessa is a Spanish noble title awarded in 1507 to Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba y Herrera by Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand V of Castile. Its territorial designation refers to an Italian municipality.

Like all Spanish titles, it used to descend according to male-preference cognatic primogeniture. Therefore, it was held by several women. It now descends according to absolute cognatic primogeniture, meaning that the eldest child (regardless of gender) succeeds to the dukedom upon the death of the previous holder.

	Holder	Period
Created by Isabella I and Ferdinand V of Castile
I	Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba y Herrera	1507–1515
II	Elvira Fernández de Córdoba y Manrique	1515–1524
III	Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Córdoba	1524–1578
IV	Francisca Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Córdoba	1578–1597
V	Antonio Fernández de Córdoba y Cardona	1597–1606
VI	Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Aragón	1606–1642
VII	Antonio Fernández de Córdoba y Rojas	1642–1659
VIII	Francisco Fernández de Córdoba y Pimentel	1659–1688
IX	Félix Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Córdoba	1688–1709
X	Francisco Fernández de Córdoba y Aragón	1709–1750
XI	Ventura Francisca Fernández de Córdoba y Aragón	1750–1768
XII	Ventura Osorio de Moscoso y Fernández de Córdoba	1768–1783
XIII	Vicente Osorio de Moscoso y Guzmán	1783–1816
XIV	Vicente Osorio de Moscoso y Álvarez de Toledo	1816–1837
XV	Vicente Osorio de Moscoso y Ponce de León	1837–1864
XVI	José María Osorio de Moscoso y Carvajal	1864–1881
XVII	Francisco de Asís Osorio de Moscoso y Borbón	1881–1924
XVIII	Francisco Osorio de Moscoso y Jordán de Urríes	1924–1952
XIX	María del Perpetuo Socorro Osorio de Moscoso y Reynoso	1952–1955
XX	Leopoldo Barón y Osorio de Moscoso	1955–1974
XXI	Gonzalo Barón y Gavito	present holder