Leoncio Alonso González de Gregorio, 22nd Duke of Medina Sidonia

Leoncio Alonso González de Gregorio y Álvarez de Toledo, 22nd Duke of Medina Sidonia, GE (born 3 January 1956) is a Spanish aristocrat and historian. Born in Madrid, Medina Sidonia is the eldest son of Leoncio González de Gregorio y Martí and his wife Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia. The Duke is Professor of History at the University of Castile-La Mancha and of the Diplomatic School of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is González de Gregorio and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez de Toledo.
The Most Excellent

The Duke of Medina Sidonia

GE
The Duke of Medina Sidonia in a conference at IE University, 2015
Personal details
Born
Leoncio Alonso González de Gregorio y Álvarez de Toledo

(1956-01-03) 3 January 1956
Madrid, Spain
Spouse(s)
  • María Montserrat Villamata y Martorell
    (m. 1983; div. 1998)
  • Pamela García Damián (m. 2001)
Children
  • Alonso Enrique González de Gregorio y Villamata
  • María de la Soledad González de Gregorio y Villamata
Parents
Alma materColegio del Pilar
ProfessionHistory professor

Family

Medina Sidonia married firstly his distant cousin María Montserrat Viñamata y Martorell, younger daughter of Luis Viñamata y Emmanueli and The Countess of Alba de Liste, on 12 December 1983, and divorced in 1998. They had two children:

  • Don Alonso Enrique González de Gregorio y Viñamata (b. 1983)
  • Doña María de la Soledad González de Gregorio y Viñamata (b. 1989)

The Duke married secondly Pamela García Damián, of Venezuelan origin, daughter of Armando García Liceaga y Pérez de Viñaspre and María Pilar Damián Gracia, in 2001.

Ancestry

Titles and styles

Titles

Styles
  • The Most Excellent The Count of Niebla (1956–2008)[4]
  • The Most Excellent The Duke of Medina Sidonia (2008– )

References
  1. Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 183, p. 32845, 30 July 2008. (in Spanish)
  2. Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 132, p. 47106, 31 May 2010. (in Spanish)
  3. Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 132, p. 47104, 31 May 2010. (in Spanish)
  4. Although the Countship of Niebla The Duke held at the time didn't have Gradeeship of Spain, heirs apparents of Grandees are styled in the same way as their parents, The Most Excellent, while younger children are styled The Most Illustrious. Francisco López-Nieto y Mallo, Honores y Protocolo, 2 Volumes, Consultor, 2006. ISBN 84-7052-290-6 and ISBN 978-84-7052-290-1
Sources
  • www.geneall.net
  • Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Hidalguía Editions, 2008
Spanish nobility
Vacant
Title last held by
Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo		 Count of Niebla
28 November 1956 – 		Incumbent
Heir:
Alonso Enrique González de Gregorio
Preceded by
Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo		 Duke of Medina Sidonia
1 September 2008 –
Marquess of Villafranca del Bierzo
23 June 2010 –
Marquess of los Vélez
23 June 2010 –
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