House of Ponce de León

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Ponce de León
FounderPedro Ponce de Cabrera
Aldonza Alfonso de León
Final headAntonio Ponce de León, 11th Duke of Arcos
TitlesLord of Marchena
Count of Arcos
Marquis of Cádiz
Duke of Cádiz
Duke of Arcos
Marquis of Zahara
Count of Casares
Count of Bailén
Cadet branchesHouse of Arcos (House of Bailén)

The House of Ponce de León was an important aristocratic family in León in Spain during the middle ages.

It arose from the marriage of Pedro Ponce de Cabrera and Aldonza Alfonso de León, illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso IX of Leon.

The house held several important titles in the peerage of Spain, including the dukedoms of Arcos, Aveyro, Cádiz and Nájera.

Notable members

Sources

  • Salazar y Acha, Jaime de (1985). Una Familia de la Alta Edad Media: Los Velas y su Realidad Histórica (en Estudios Genealógicos y Heráldicos). Asociación Española de Estudios Genealógicos y Heráldicos. p. 52. ISBN 84-398-3591-4