Marquess of Castel-Moncayo

Marquessate of Castel-Moncayo
Creation date9 November 1682
Created byCharles II
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderBaltasar de Fuenmayor y Camporredondo
Present holderManuel Falcó y Girod, 13th Marquess of Castel-Moncayo
Heir apparentCarlos Falcó y Corsini[1]

Marquess of Castel-Moncayo (Spanish: Marqués de Castel-Moncayo) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee. It was granted in 1682 by Charles II to Baltasar de Fuenmayor, ambassador in Denmark–Norway, the Spanish Netherlands and the Republic of Venice.[2]

The 12th Marquess, Carlos Falcó, died in Madrid on 20 March 2020 at the age of 83, as a result of COVID-19.[3][4][5] He was succeeded by his eldest child, Manuel Falcó, who currently holds the title as 13th Marquess.[6]

Marquesses of Castel-Moncayo (1682)

Portrait of the 6th Marquess, also 1st Duke of Fernán Núñez, by Isabey, c. 1817

The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son, Carlos Falcó y Corsini, who was born in 1999 and educated at Harrow School and at the University of Southern California.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Verbo, Eduardo (15 June 2020). "Carlos Falcó Corsini, el sobrino solidario de Tamara que lucha contra el racismo". Vanity Fair (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España: Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles 2018 (p. 266)
  3. ^ ABC: Muere Carlos Falcó, Marqués de Griñón y padre de Tamara Falcó, a los 83 años por coronavirus - 20 March 2020
  4. ^ El Mundo: Muere Carlos Falcó, marqués de Griñón, víctima del coronavirus - 20 March 2020
  5. ^ Huffington Post: Muere Carlos Falcó por coronavirus - 20 March 2020
  6. ^ a b Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 28 September 2020
  7. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 9 March 1978
  8. ^ Informalia: Así es Carlos Falcó Corsini, el sobrino de Tamara Falcó que recauda dinero tras el asesinato de George Floyd - 15 June 2020