Marquess of Griñón () is a title in the Peerage of Spain. It was created by Queen Isabella II in 1862 for María Cristina Fernández de Córdoba (1862-1917), daughter of the 6th Duke of Arión.Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España: Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles 2018 (pp. 417-418) The name of the title refers to the municipality of Griñón in the Community of Madrid.
The 5th Marquess, Carlos Falcó, had held the title since 9 December 1955 until his death on 20 March 2020 due to COVID-19. He was succeeded by his second daughter, Tamara Falcó, from his second wife, Isabel Preysler.ABC: Muere Carlos Falcó, Marqués de Griñón y padre de Tamara Falcó, a los 83 años por coronavirus - 20 March 2020El Mundo: Muere Carlos Falcó, marqués de Griñón, víctima del coronavirus - 20 March 2020Huffington Post: Muere Carlos Falcó por coronavirus - 20 March 2020
The title lends its name to the eponymous wineries founded by the 5th Marquess in the early 70s.
Marquesses of Griñón (1862)
María Cristina Fernández de Córdoba y Álvarez de las Asturias-Bohorques, 1st Marchioness of Griñón (1831-1916) Joaquín Fernando Fernández de Córdoba y Osma, 2nd Marquess of Griñón (1870-1957) Gonzalo Joaquín Fernández de Córdoba y Mariátegui, 3rd Marquess of Griñón (1913-1934) Joaquín Fernando Fernandéz de Córdoba y Osma, 4th Marquess of Griñón (1870-1957) Carlos Falcó y Fernández de Córdoba, 5th Marquess of GriñónBoletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 23 July 1955 (1937-2020) Tamara Isabel Falcó y Preysler, 6th Marchioness of Griñón (b. 1981)
The heir presumptive to the title is the present holder's paternal half-brother, Duarte Falcó y de la Cierva (b. 1994), who is the younger son of the 5th Marquess.
See also Marquess of Castel-Moncayo
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