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Duke of Arcos ( es, Duque de Arcos) is an hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, granted by Isabella I 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 
Grandees of Spain. Genealogy of the Dukes of Arcos
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Arcos de la Frontera
Arcos de la Frontera () is a town and municipality in the Sierra de Cádiz comarca, province of Cádiz, in Andalusia, Spain. It is located on the northern, western and southern banks of the Guadalete river, which flows around three sides of the ...
in Cádiz.
The 4th Duke of Arcos was a character in the opera called '' Salvator Rosa'' (1874) by Antônio Carlos Gomes
Antônio Carlos Gomes (; July 11, 1836 in Campinas – September 16, 1896 in Belém) was the first New World composer whose work was accepted by Europe. He was the only non-European who was successful as an opera composer in Italy, during the "go ...
.
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
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, ...
(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 (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)
See also
* List of dukes in the peerage of Spain * List of current Grandees of SpainReferences
External links
Grandees of Spain. Genealogy of the Dukes of Arcos
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