Duke of Arcos ( es, Duque de Arcos) is an hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, granted by

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in 1493 to Rodrigo Ponce de León, then 4th Count of Arcos. The dukedom is among the first 25 titles which reached the rank of Grandee of Spain 1st Class, in 1520. Nowadays however, all Grandees are of the same class. The title makes reference to the town of

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. The 4th Duke of Arcos was a character in the

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called ''

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'' (1874) by

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Retrato de Rodrigo Ponce de Leon III Duque de Cádiz

Counts of Arcos (1431)

* Pedro Ponce de León, 1st Count of Arcos * Juan Pérez Ponce de León, 2nd Count of Arcos * Rodrigo Ponce de León, 3rd Count of Arcos * Francisca Ponce de León, 4th Countess of Arcos: * Rodrigo Ponce de León, 5th Count of Arcos (1488–1493). 1st Duke of Arcos (since 1493)

Dukes of Arcos (1493)

* Rodrigo Ponce de León, 1st Duke of Arcos (1493–1530) * Luis Ponce de León, 2nd Duke of Arcos (1512–1573) *

Rodrigo Ponce de León, 3rd Duke of Arcos Rodrigo is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian name derived from the Germanic name '' Roderick'' (Gothic ''*Hroþareiks'', via Latinized ''Rodericus'' or ''Rudericus''), given specifically in reference to either King Roderic (d. 712), the last V ...

(1534–1630) *

Rodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke of Arcos Rodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke of Arcos, (2 January 1602 – 1658) was a Grandee of Spain and a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. He served as Viceroy of Valencia and of Naples. As Viceroy of Naples, the Duke of Arcos suppressed a rev ...

(1602–1658) *

Francisco Ponce de León, 5th Duke of Arcos Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

(1632–1673) * Manuel Ponce de León, 6th Duke of Arcos (1633–1693) * Joaquín Ponce de León, 7th Duke of Arcos (1665–1729) * Joaquín Ponce de León, 8th Duke of Arcos (1667–1743) * Manuel Ponce de León, 9th Duke of Arcos (1670–1744) * Francisco Ponce de León, 10th Duke of Arcos (1677–1763) *

Antonio Ponce de León, 11th Duke of Arcos Antonio Ponce de León y Spínola, 11th Duke of Arcos, GE (3 October 172613 December 1780) was a Spanish peer and army officer. The last male representative of the House of Ponce de León, he was known for his extensive wealth. For a period ...

(1726–1780) * María Josefa Pimentel, 12th Duchess of Arcos (1750–1835) * Pedro Téllez-Girón, 13th Duke of Arcos (1810–1844) * Mariano Téllez-Girón, 14th Duke of Arcos (1814–1882) * José Brunetti, 15th Duke of Arcos (1839–1928) * Ángela María Téllez-Girón, 16th Duchess of Arcos (b. 1925) * Ángela María de Solís-Beaumont, 17th Duchess of Arcos (1950-2016) * Cristina de Ulloa y Solís-Beaumont, 18th Duchess of Arcos (b.1980)

References

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Grandees of Spain. Genealogy of the Dukes of Arcos
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arcos, Duke Of Dukedoms of Spain 1493 establishments in Spain

Counts of Arcos (1431)

Dukes of Arcos (1493)

See also

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