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The monarch's position as the " Fount of honour " within Spain is codified in Article 62 ( f ); It is incumbent upon the monarch to "[...] confer civil and military positions and award honors and distinctions in conformity of the law ".

According to the Spanish Ministry of Justice, nobility and grandee titles are created by the " sovereign grace of the king ", and may be passed on to the recipient's heirs, who may not sell the title.

Titles may revert back to the Crown when their vacancy is observed.

Succession of titles may follow one of several courses listed on the Title of Concession when the title is created.

As a general rule, most titles are now inherited by absolute Cognatic Primogeniture ( as of 2006 ), in which the first born inherits all titles regardless of gender.

However, a title holder may designate his successor, Succession by Assignment, or disperse his titles among his children – with the eldest getting the highest-ranking title, Succession by Distribution.