The House of Osorio is a Spanish noble lineage of the

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. They descend from count

Osorio Martínez Osorio Martínez ( la, Osorius Martini) (bef. 1108 – March 1160) was a magnate from the Province of León in the Imperator totius Hispaniae, Empire of Alfonso VII. He served as the emperor militarily throughout his long career, which peaked in 11 ...

, a prominent nobleman in the first half of the 12th century who was member of the Flagínez family and husband to a granddaughter of king

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. It was from his grandson, Osorio González, that the family derived its

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surname. His son Rodrigo Osorio is relatively obscure, but had two sons who accompanying king

Ferdinand III of Castile Ferdinand III ( es, Fernando, link=no; 1199/120130 May 1252), called the Saint (''el Santo''), was King of Castile from 1217 and King of León from 1230 as well as King of Galicia from 1231. He was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguela of ...

on his conquest of

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, receiving lands there, and who used Osorio as a surname: Rodrigo Rodríguez Osorio and Álvar Rodríguez Osorio. The son of Rodrigo Rodríguez, also named Álvar Rodríguez Osorio, rose to prominence in the service of king

Sancho IV of Castile Sancho IV of Castile (12 May 1258 – 25 April 1295) called the Brave (''el Bravo''), was the king of Castile, León and Galicia from 1284 to his death. Following his brother Ferdinand's death, he gained the support of nobles that ...

. He had three sons, Juan Álvarez Osorio, a court official and ancestor of the later noble family, Gonzalo Osorio,

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(d. 1326), and Álvar Núñez Osorio,

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and Sarria, and ''

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'' before being executed by king

Alfonso XI Alfonso XI (13 August 131126 March 1350), called the Avenger (''el Justiciero''), was King of Castile and León. He was the son of Ferdinand IV of Castile and his wife Constance of Portugal. Upon his father's death in 1312, several disputes en ...

in 1329. Later descendants would be

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and would hold numerous titles, including

Marquess of Astorga Marquess of Astorga ( es, Marqués de Astorga) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1465 by Henry IV to Álvar Pérez Osorio, 2nd Count of Trastámara and captain general of Galic ...

and

Duke of Alburquerque Duke of Alburquerque ( es, Duque de Alburquerque) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1464 by Henry IV to Beltrán de la Cueva, his "royal favourite" and grand master of the Order ...

. The Osorio shield is gold with two wolves.

References

Sources

*J. M. Canal Sánchez-Pagín. "El Conde Osorio Martinez y los Marqueses de Astorga". ''Astorica'' 7:11–31 (1988). *J. de Salazar y Acha. "Los Osorio: Un linaje de más de mil años al servicio de la Corona". ''Anales de la Real Academia Matritense de Heráldica y Genealogía'', 4:143–82 (1996–97). {{DEFAULTSORT:Osorio Spanish noble families