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Rafael de Medina Abascal(born 25 September 1978)

25/9/2021

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Rafael de Medina y Abascal, 20th Duke of Feria, GE (born 25 September 1978) is the son of the late 19th Duke of Feria and the Spanish top-model Nati Abascal. He belongs to one of the most important families of Spain, the House of Medinaceli, being a grandson of Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli, and is a descendant of King Alfonso X of Castilla.
Rafael de Medina, the most elegant Spanish man
​Rafael de Medina Abascal (Madrid, 25 de septiembre de 1978), es el xx duque de Feria y xvii marqués de Villalba. Pertenece a una de las familias aristocráticas más importantes de España, los Medinaceli, descendientes directos del rey Alfonso X de Castilla. Es grande de España y tiene una de las herencias patrimoniales más importantes del país.

Biography

Rafael de Medina y Abascal was born in Madrid, Spain but grew up in Sevilla, the birthplace of both of his parents: his father Rafael de Medina y Fernández de Córdoba, 19th Duke of Feria,  and his mother Natividad Abascal y Romero-Toro, one of Spain's top models. His father comes from the House of Medinaceli, one of the most important aristocratic families in Spain,  legitimate descendent of King Alfonso X of Castilla.

Rafael de Medina has a younger brother, Luis de Medina Abascal,born on 31 August, 1980.
Rafael de Medina(on the right) with his mother Naty Abascal and his brother Luis de Medina
Rafael de Medina(on the right) with his mother Naty Abascal and his brother Luis de Medina
After studying in various boarding schools in Spain, Rafael de Medina studied Finance in Washington, DC and New York. He subsequently worked for the company Credit Suisse. In 2002, he succeeded his father to the dukedom of Feria at the age of 23, therefore becoming one of the youngest dukes in the Spanish nobility.

In 2007 he gave up his job to launch a project named Scalpers, a fashion line for men. Rafael is a celebrated member of the Spanish aristocracy and jet-set, entering the Vanity Fair's International Best Dressed List in 2007.
Rafael de Medina, the most elegant Spanish man
Rafael de Medina, the most elegant Spanish man
Rafael de Medina, the most elegant Spanish man
Rafael de Medina, the most elegant Spanish man
Rafael de Medina(on the left) with his brother Luis de Medina
Rafael de Medina(on the left) with his brother Luis de Medina
Rafael de Medina(on the left) with his brother Luis de Medina
Rafael de Medina(on the left) with his brother Luis de Medina
On 16 October 2010, he married Laura Vecino Acha, his long time girl friend in Toledo, in Hospital de Tavera Palace, his family estate. On 26 November 2012, Laura gave birth to twins: Rafael and Laura.
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Rafael de Medina currently resides in Madrid with his family.
Rafael de Medina and his wife Laura Vecino Acha on their wedding day, 16 October 2010
Rafael de Medina and his wife Laura Vecino Acha on their wedding day, 16 October 2010
Rafael de Medina and his wife Laura Vecino Acha, with his brother Luis de Medina(on left) and their mother Naty Abascal on their wedding day, 16 October 2010
Rafael de Medina and his wife Laura Vecino Acha, with his brother Luis de Medina(on left) and their mother Naty Abascal on their wedding day, 16 October 2010
Rafael de Medina and his wife Laura Vecino Acha with their twins

Biografia

​Rafael de Medina Abascal Nació en Madrid el 25 de septiembre de 1978, aunque vivió su infancia en Sevilla, ciudad de origen de sus padres, Rafael de Medina y Fernández de Córdoba, xix duque de Feria, hijo a su vez de Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Henestrosa, duquesa de Medinaceli; y la modelo sevillana, Natividad Abascal y Romero-Toro, más conocida como Nati Abascal, nacida en 1943. Es descendiente, por tanto, de la Casa de Medinaceli, heredera legítima de la Casa Real de Castilla. Rafael de Medina tiene un hermano, Luis de Medina Abascal, nacido el 31 de agosto de 1980.

​Estudió en el colegio Alminar de Sevilla y en diversos internados españoles, el Colegio San José de Villafranca de los Barros, regentado por la Compañía de Jesús y más tarde en universidades inglesas y americanas como Washington D. C. o Nueva York.

Su padre Rafael de Medina y Fernández de Córdoba, fue acusado y condenado por corrupción de menores y tráfico de drogas, falleciendo a los 58 años por posible ingesta masiva de barbitúricos según la autopsia, que guardaba relación con episodios anteriores en los que había intentado suicidarse. El 4 de junio de 2002, antes de cumplido un año desde de la muerte de su padre, acaecida el 4 de agosto de 2001, recibió en sucesión el Ducado de Feria y el Marquesado de Villalba.

Trabajó durante un tiempo en el Banco Credit Suisse y posteriormente creó en 2007 su propia empresa, Scalpers, relacionada con el mundo de la moda.

Se casó el 16 de octubre de 2010 en el Palacio-Hospital de Tavera (Toledo) propiedad de los duques de Medinaceli, con su novia de toda la vida, Laura Vecino Acha, hija de Laura de Acha y Satrústegui y de Ramón Vecino Gay, nieta de Laura de Satrústegui Figueroa, que entronca genealógicamente con muchas familias de la aristocracia española.

​Rafael y Laura fueron padres de mellizos el 26 de noviembre 2012, un niño (Rafael) y niña (Laura) y vinieron al mundo mediante cesárea.


En septiembre de 2014, abandonó Scalpers, la firma de moda que fundó junto a unos amigos y que en ese momento dirigía, cediendo a su mujer, Laura Vecino, las acciones de la compañía. El abandono se debe a que pasó a ocupar el cargo de director de Mens Tailoring de Massimo Dutti, tercera marca de la empresa Inditex por índice de facturación.
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