House Téllez-Girón

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Coat of arms of the House of Téllez-Girón

The House of Téllez-Girón has been one of the leading noble families in Spain since the end of the Middle Ages . The line included the Dukes of Osuna , the Margraves of Peñafiel and the Counts of Ureña and only went out in 2015 with the death of Ángela Téllez-Girón.

history

The Téllez-Girón house was created when María Téllez de Meneses married Gonzalo Ruiz Girón around the year 1300 . The marriage had at least three children, the most important of which was Don Juan Alonso Girón, born in 1305 .

Important members of the House of Téllez-Girón were:

• Alfonso Téllez Girón de las Casas († 1469), 1st Count of Ureña
• Juan Téllez-Girón de las Casas (1456–1528), 2nd Count of Ureña
• Pedro Girón y Velasco († 1531) 3rd Count of Ureña
• Juan Téllez-Girón (1494–1558), 4th Count of Ureña
• Pedro Téllez-Girón y de la Cueva (1537–1590), 1st Duke of Osuna
• Pedro Téllez-Girón y Velasco (1574–1624), 3rd Duke of Osuna
• Mariano Téllez-Girón (1814–1882), 12th Duke of Osuna