Leoncio Alonso González de Gregorio, 22nd Duke of Medina Sidonia

Leoncio Alonso González de Gregorio y Álvarez de Toledo, 22nd Duke of Medina Sidonia, GE (born 3 January 1956) is a Spanish aristocrat and historian. Born in Madrid, Medina Sidonia is the eldest son of Leoncio González de Gregorio y Martí and his wife Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia. The Duke is Professor of History at the University of Castile-La Mancha and of the Diplomatic School of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González de Gregorio and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez de Toledo.
The Most Excellent

The Duke of Medina Sidonia

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The Duke of Medina Sidonia in a conference at IE University, 2015
Personal details
Born
Leoncio Alonso González de Gregorio y Álvarez de Toledo

(1956-01-03) 3 January 1956
Madrid, Spain
Spouse(s)
    María Montserrat Villamata y Martorell
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    (m. 1983; div. 1998)​
      Pamela García Damián
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      (m. 2001)​
      Children
      • Alonso Enrique González de Gregorio y Villamata
      • María de la Soledad González de Gregorio y Villamata
      Parents
      Alma materColegio del Pilar
      ProfessionHistory professor

      Family

      Medina Sidonia married firstly his distant cousin María Montserrat Viñamata y Martorell, younger daughter of Luis Viñamata y Emmanueli and The Countess of Alba de Liste, on 12 December 1983, and divorced in 1998. They had two children:

      • Don Alonso Enrique González de Gregorio y Viñamata, 14th Duke of Fernandina (b. 1983)
      • Doña María de la Soledad González de Gregorio y Viñamata (b. 1989)

      The Duke married secondly Pamela García Damián, of Venezuelan origin, daughter of Armando García Liceaga y Pérez de Viñaspre and María Pilar Damián Gracia, in 2001.

      Ancestry

      Titles and styles

      Titles

      Styles
      • The Most Excellent The Count of Niebla (1956–2008)[4]
      • The Most Excellent The Duke of Medina Sidonia (2008– )

      References
      1. Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 183, p. 32845, 30 July 2008. (in Spanish)
      2. Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 132, p. 47106, 31 May 2010. (in Spanish)
      3. Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 132, p. 47104, 31 May 2010. (in Spanish)
      4. Although with the Countship of Niebla not a Grandeeship of Spain is attached, the Duke was styled already as The Most Excellent, since he was heir apparent to a Grandee, who are styled similar as their parents (while younger children are styled The Most Illustrious). Francisco López-Nieto y Mallo, Honores y Protocolo, 2 Volumes, Consultor, 2006. ISBN 84-7052-290-6 and ISBN 978-84-7052-290-1
      Sources
      • www.geneall.net
      • Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Hidalguía Editions, 2008
      Spanish nobility
      Vacant
      Title last held by
      Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo      		 Count of Niebla
      28 November 1956 –       		Incumbent
      Heir:
      Alonso Enrique González de Gregorio
      Preceded by
      Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo      		 Duke of Medina Sidonia
      1 September 2008 –
      Marquess of Villafranca del Bierzo
      23 June 2010 –
      Marquess of los Vélez
      23 June 2010 –
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