Marquess of Griñón

Marquess of Griñón (Spanish: Marqués de Griñón) is a title in the Peerage of Spain. It was created by Queen Isabella II in 1862 for María Cristina Fernández de Córdoba (1862-1917), daughter of the 6th Duke of Arión.[1]

Marquessate of Griñón
Creation date25 February 1862
Created byIsabella II
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderMaría Cristina Fernández de Córdoba y Álvarez de las Asturias-Bohorques
Present holderTamara Isabel Falcó y Preysler
Heir presumptiveDuarte Falcó y de la Cierva

The name of the title refers to the municipality of Griñón in the Community of Madrid.

The 5th Marquess, Carlos Falcó, had held the title since 9 December 1955 and died on 20 March 2020 due to COVID-19. He was succeeded by his second daughter, Tamara Falcó, from his second wife, Isabel Preysler.[2][3][4][5]

Marquesses of Griñón (1862)
  • María Cristina Fernández de Córdoba y Álvarez de las Asturias-Bohorques, 1st Marchioness of Griñón (1831-1916)
  • Joaquín Fernando Fernández de Córdoba y Osma, 2nd Marquess of Griñón (1870-1957)
  • Gonzalo Joaquín Fernández de Córdoba y Mariátegui, 3rd Marquess of Griñón (1913-1934)
  • Joaquín Fernando Fernandéz de Córdoba y Osma, 4th Marquess of Griñón (1870-1957)
  • Carlos Falcó y Fernández de Córdoba, 5th Marquess of Griñón[6] (1937-2020)
  • Tamara Isabel Falcó y Preysler, 6th Marchioness of Griñón (b. 1981)

The heir presumptive to the title is the 5th Marquess' younger son and the present holder's paternal half-brother, Duarte Falcó.

Castle of Malpica de Tajo, one of the seats of the Marquesses of Griñón

See also

References
  1. Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España: Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles 2018 (pp. 417-418)
  2. https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2020/12/07/pdfs/BOE-A-2020-15789.pdf
  3. ABC: Muere Carlos Falcó, Marqués de Griñón y padre de Tamara Falcó, a los 83 años por coronavirus - 20 March 2020
  4. El Mundo: Muere Carlos Falcó, marqués de Griñón, víctima del coronavirus - 20 March 2020
  5. Huffington Post: Muere Carlos Falcó por coronavirus - 20 March 2020
  6. Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 23 July 1955
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