Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón y Beaufort Spontin, 11th Duke of Osuna, GE (10 September 1810 – 29 September 1844), was a Spanish peer, head of the

House of Osuna Duke of Osuna is a Spanish noble title that was first awarded in 1562 by King Philip II of Spain to Pedro Girón de la Cueva, (Osuna, Seville, 29 July 1537 – 1590). Pedro was also Viceroy of Naples, (1582–1586), Ambassador in Portugal and ...

. He was one of the most important peers of his time, and was thirteen times a

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, twelve a

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, thirteen a

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and once a

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Family origins

Pedro was the son of Francisco Téllez-Girón, 10th Duke de Osuna and of María Francisca Beaufort Spontin y Álvarez de Toledo, 11th Marchioness of Almenara. The Téllez-Girón family had held title over the Dukedom of Osuna since 1562 with the rise of Pedro Téllez-Girón.

Biography

Pedro inherited the Dukedom of Osuna after the death of his father in 1820. He died in 1844 without leaving behind any heirs. As a result, all of his titles, including the Dukedoms of the Infantado and of Osuna would pass on to his brother, Mariano Téllez-Girón.

Titles held

Dukedoms

* XI

Duke of Osuna Duke of Osuna is a Spanish noble title that was first awarded in 1562 by King Philip II of Spain to Pedro Girón, 1st Duke of Osuna, Pedro Girón de la Cueva, (Osuna, Seville, 29 July 1537 – 1590). Pedro was also Viceroy of Naples, (1582–15 ...

* X

Duke of Pastrana Duke of Pastrana () is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1572 by Philip II to Ruy Gómez de Silva, 1st Prince of Éboli, 1st Duke of Estremera and one of the king's advisors. D ...

* XIV

Duke of Béjar Duke of Béjar () is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1485 by the Catholic Monarchs to Álvaro de Zúñiga, 1st Duke of Plasencia and chief justice of Castile. The title refers ...

* XIII

Duke of Arcos Duke of Arcos () is an hereditary title in the Spanish nobility, Peerage of Spain, granted by Isabella I of Castile, Isabella I in 1493 to Rodrigo Ponce de León, then 4th Count of Arcos. The dukedom is among the first 25 titles which reached th ...

* XIV

Duke of Benavente Duke of Benavente () is a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility, Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1473 by Henry IV of Castile, Henry IV to Rodrigo Alonso Pimentel, 4th Count of Benavente, Zamora, Benaven ...

* XIV

Duke of the Infantado Duke of the Infantado () is a Spanish peerage title that was granted to Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Figueroa, son of Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, by the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile ...

* XV Duke of Plasencia * XV

Duke of Gandía Duke of Gandía (, ) is a title of Spanish nobility that was first created in 1399 by Martin of Aragon and granted to Alfonso of Aragon and Foix. It has its origin in the Manorialism, lordship of Gandía created in 1323 by James II of Aragon. Lat ...

* X Duke of Mandas y Villanueva * XIV

Duke of Medina de Rioseco Duke of Medina de Rioseco () is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1538 by Charles I to Fernando Enríquez de Velasco, Admiral of Castile and Lord of Medina de Rioseco. Dukes of Me ...

* XI

Duke of Lerma Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, 1st Duke of Lerma, 5th Marquess of Denia, 1st Count of Ampudia (1552/1553 – 17 May 1625), was a favourite of Philip III of Spain, the first of the '' validos'' ('most worthy') through whom the later H ...

* Duke of Estremera * Duke of Francavilla

Marquessates

*XIII Marquess of Peñafiel, *XV Marquess of Santillana, *XVI Marquess of Tavara, *

Marquess of Terranova A marquess (; ) is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German-language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman with the rank of a marquess or the wife (or widow) ...

, *Marquess of Cea, *Marquess of Gibraleón, * Marquess of Lombay, *Marquess of Zahara, * Marquess of Cenete, *Marquess of Angüeso, * Marquess of Almenara, *Marquess of Algecilla.

Countships

*XVI Count of Benavente, *VII Count of Fontanar, *XV Count of Ureña, * Count of Mayorga, *

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, * Count of Oliva, *

Count of Mayalde Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

, *Count of Belalcázar, *Count of Real de Manzanares, *

Count of Saldaña Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

, *Count of the Cid, *Count of Melgar de la Frontera, *Count of Bailén, * Count of Villada.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tellez-Giron Y Beaufort Spontin, Pedro De Alcantara 1810 births 1844 deaths Dukes of Osuna 14 Dukes of Lerma