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House of Ponce de León

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Ponce de León
Parent familyCastilian House of Ivrea (illegitimate)
FounderPedro Ponce de Cabrera
Aldonza Alfonso de León
Final headAntonio Ponce de León, 11th Duke of Arcos
Titles
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

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Sources

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  • 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