The title is considered a Título de la Casa Real (lit.

It does not include any territorial landholdings and does not produce any revenue for the title-holder and it takes its name from the city and province of Lugo, in Galicia.

The dukdom was first was created on 3 March 1995 by King Juan Carlos I, on the marriage between his eldest daughter, Infanta Elena, and Jaime de Marichalar, Lord of Tejada.

[1] The duchess and the duke consort made an official visit to the city in September 1995, where they were welcomed by the regional president, Manuel Fraga, the mayor of the city, Joaquín García Díez, the president of the Provincial Deputation, Francisco Cacharro, and the bishop of Lugo, José Gómez González.

[2] Following the divorce of the royal couple, the former duke consort could no longer use the title.