Carlos Falcó, 5th Marquess of Griñón

Carlos Falcó y Fernández de Córdoba, 5th Marquess of Griñón, GE (3 February 1937 – 20 March 2020) was a Spanish peer, businessman and socialite. He was best known by his title of Marquess of Griñón despite later inheriting a much older title, Marquess of Castel-Moncayo, which has a Grandeeship attached.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Falcó and the second or maternal family name is Fernández de Córdoba.
The Most Excellent

The Marquess of Griñón

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Pictured in 2018
Born(1937-02-03)3 February 1937
Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Died20 March 2020(2020-03-20) (aged 83)
Madrid, Spain
Spouses
Jeannine Girod
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(m. 1963; div. 1971)​
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    (m. 1980; div. 1985)​
      Fátima de la Cierva
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      (m. 1993; div. 2011)​
        Esther Doña
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        (m. 2017)​
        Children5

        Life and family

        Born at Palacio de las Dueñas in Seville, he was the third child and second son of Manuel Falcó y Escandón, 9th Duke of Montellano, 11th Marquess of Castel-Moncayo, 9th Marquess of Pons, Grandee of Spain, and his wife Hilda Fernández de Córdoba y Mariátegui, notable huntress, 12th Marchioness of Mirabel, 3rd Countess of Santa Isabel, 10th Countess of Berantevilla. His maternal grandfather was Joaquín Fernández de Córdoba y Osma, 8th Duke of Arión, who was president of Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro between 1896 and 1901.

        Falcó succeeded to the Marquessate of Griñón in 1955, when his maternal grandfather ceded the title to him.[1] In 1978, Falcó inherited the Marquessate of Castel-Moncayo after the death of his father, thus becoming a Grandee of Spain.[2]

        He managed the family estate-bottled wine brand "Marqués de Griñón", which earned him high recognition. The American magazine Wine Spectator listed it in 2014 as one of the greatest wines in the world.[3]

        As the husband of Isabel Preysler between 1980 and 1985, Falcó became the stepfather of her children, including Julio Iglesias Jr. and Enrique Iglesias.

        Issue

        Children with Jeannine Girod y del Avellanal:

        Children with María Isabel Preysler y Arrastía:

        Children with María de Fátima de la Cierva y Moreno:

        • Duarte Falcó y de la Cierva (b. 1994)
        • Aldara Falcó y de la Cierva (b. 1997)

        Death

        Falcó died on 20 March 2020 in Fundación Jiménez Díaz, a hospital in Madrid, as a result of COVID-19.[4][5] His son Manuel succeeded to the title of Marquess of Castel-Moncayo, whilst daughter Tamara succeeded to the Griñón title.[6]

        Titles

        References
        1. Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 23 July 1955
        2. Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 9 March 1978
        3. "El vino Marqués de Griñón Cabernet Sauvignon, entre los mejores del mundo" (in Spanish). ABC. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-02. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
        4. "Muere Carlos Falcó, Marqués de Griñón y padre de Tamara Falcó, a los 83 años por coronavirus" (in Spanish). ABC. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
        5. "Muere Carlos Falcó, marqués de Griñón, víctima del coronavirus" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 20 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-20. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
        6. Hola: Enrique Iglesias' sister Tamara Falcó
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