Marquess of Griñón explained

Marquess of Griñón (Spanish; Castilian: 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] 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]}

The title lends its name to the eponymous wineries founded by the 5th Marquess in the early 70s.

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 present holder's paternal half-brother, Duarte Falcó y de la Cierva (b. 1994), who is the younger son of the 5th Marquess.

See also

• Marquess of Castel-Moncayo

Notes and 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. https://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-muere-carlos-falco-marques-grinon-83-anos-202003201839_noticia.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.es%2F ABC: Muere Carlos Falcó, Marqués de Griñón y padre de Tamara Falcó, a los 83 años por coronavirus - 20 March 2020
4. https://www.elmundo.es/loc/famosos/2020/03/20/5e7501a121efa0cf4d8b45a3.html El Mundo: Muere Carlos Falcó, marqués de Griñón, víctima del coronavirus - 20 March 2020
5. https://www.huffingtonpost.es/entry/muere-carlos-falco-con-coronavirus_es_5e7502bdc5b6f5b7c543d423 Huffington Post: Muere Carlos Falcó por coronavirus - 20 March 2020
6. https://www.boe.es/datos/pdfs/BOE//1955/204/A04513-04513.pdf Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 23 July 1955