Leoncio Alonso González de Gregorio, 22nd Duke of Medina Sidonia
{{Short description|Spanish nobleman and professor of History}}
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| birth_name = Leoncio Alonso González de Gregorio y Álvarez de Toledo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|1|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Madrid, Spain
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- {{marriage|María Montserrat Viñamata y Martorell|12 December 1983|1998|reason=divorced}}
- {{marriage|Pamela García Damián|2001}}
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- Alonso Enrique González de Gregorio y Viñamata
- María de la Soledad González de Gregorio y Viñamata
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- Leoncio González de Gregorio y Martí
- Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia
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| alma_mater = Colegio del Pilar
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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.
Family
González de Gregorio 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), who married in September 2017 Jérémy Bégard.
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
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|3= 3. Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia
|4= 4. Leoncio González de Gregorio y Arribas
|5= 5. María Leticia Martí y Rodríguez de Castro
|6= 6. Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo, 20th Duke of Medina Sidonia
|7= 7. María del Carmen Maura y Herrera
|8= 8. Leoncio González de Gregorio y Martínez de Azagra
|9= 9. María de la Concepción de Arribas y Turull
|10= 10. Ernesto Martí y Saccone
|11= 11. Isabel Rodríguez de Castro y Bueno
|12= 12. José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo, 19th Duke of Medina Sidonia
|13= 13. Rosalía Caro y Caro
|14= 14. Gabriel Maura, 1st Duke of Maura
|15= 15. Julia de Herrera, 5th Countess of la Mortera
|16= 16. Pedro González de Gregorio y López-Montenegro
|17= 17. Micaela Martínez de Azagra y Garcés de Marcilla
|18= 18. Julián Casildo de Arribas y Arauz
|19= 19. María de la Concepción Turull y Comadrán
|20= 20. Francisco Martí y Díaz de Jáuregui
|21= 21. Ernestina Saccone
|22= 22. Manuel Rodríguez de Castro y Mena
|23= 23. Leticia Bueno, 1st Marchioness of Bueno
|24= 24. José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo, 18th Duke of Medina Sidonia
|25= 25. Rosalía Caro y Álvarez de Toledo
|26= 26. Carlos Caro, 18th Count of Caltavuturo
|27= 27. María de la Encarnación Caro y Gumucio
|28= 28. Antonio Maura y Montaner
|29= 29. Constancia Gamazo y Calvo
|30= 30. Ramón de Herrera, 3rd Count of la Mortera
|31= 31. Juana de Herrera y Sosa
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Titles and styles
=Titles=
- 22nd Duke of Medina Sidonia, Grandee of SpainBoletín Oficial del Estado: [http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2008/07/30/pdfs/A32845-32845.pdf no. 183, p. 32845], 30 July 2008. {{in lang|es}}
- 18th Marquess of Villafranca del Bierzo, Grandee of SpainBoletín Oficial del Estado: [http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2010/05/31/pdfs/BOE-A-2010-8667.pdf no. 132, p. 47106], 31 May 2010. {{in lang|es}}
- 17th Marquess of los Vélez, Grandee of SpainBoletín Oficial del Estado: [http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2010/05/31/pdfs/BOE-A-2010-8665.pdf no. 132, p. 47104], 31 May 2010. {{in lang|es}}
- 26th Count of Niebla
=Styles=
- The Most Excellent The Count of Niebla (1956–2008)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}}
- The Most Excellent The Duke of Medina Sidonia (2008– )
References
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- [http://www.geneall.net/H/per_page.php?id=200087 www.geneall.net]
- Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Hidalguía Editions, 2008
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