Carlos Falcó, 5th Marquess of Griñón
The Marquess of Griñón | |
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Born | |
Died | 20 March 2020 Madrid, Spain | (aged 83)
Spouses | Jeannine Girod
(m. 1963; div. 1971)Fátima de la Cierva
(m. 1993; div. 2011)Esther Doña (m. 2017) |
Children | 5 |
Carlos Falcó y Fernández de Córdoba, 5th Marquess of Griñón, GE (3 February 1937 – 20 March 2020) was a Spanish peer, businessman and socialite. He was best known by his title of Marquess of Griñón despite later inheriting a much older title, Marquess of Castel-Moncayo, which has a Grandeeship attached.
Life and family
Born at
Falcó succeeded to the Marquessate of Griñón in 1955, when his maternal grandfather ceded the title to him.[1] In 1978, Falcó inherited the Marquessate of Castel-Moncayo after the death of his father, thus becoming a Grandee of Spain.[2]
He managed the family estate-bottled wine brand "Marqués de Griñón", which earned him high recognition. The American magazine Wine Spectator listed it in 2014 as one of the greatest wines in the world.[3]
As the husband of Isabel Preysler between 1980 and 1985, Falcó became the stepfather of her children, including Julio Iglesias Jr. and Enrique Iglesias.
Issue
Children with Jeannine Girod y del Avellanal:
- Manuel Falcó y Girod, 13th Marquess of Castel-Moncayo (b. 1964)
- Alejandra Falcó y Girod, 13th Marchioness of Mirabel (b. 1967)
Children with María Isabel Preysler y Arrastía:
- Tamara Falcó, 6th Marchioness of Griñón(b. 1981)
Children with María de Fátima de la Cierva y Moreno:
- Duarte Falcó y de la Cierva (b. 1994)
- Aldara Falcó y de la Cierva (b. 1997)
Death
Falcó died on 20 March 2020 in Fundación Jiménez Díaz, a hospital in
Titles
- 12th Marquess of Castel-Moncayo (GE)[2]
- 5th Marquess of Griñón[1]
References
- ^ a b Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 23 July 1955
- ^ a b Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 9 March 1978
- ^ "El vino Marqués de Griñón Cabernet Sauvignon, entre los mejores del mundo" (in Spanish). ABC. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-02. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Muere Carlos Falcó, Marqués de Griñón y padre de Tamara Falcó, a los 83 años por coronavirus" (in Spanish). ABC. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Muere Carlos Falcó, marqués de Griñón, víctima del coronavirus" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 20 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-20. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ Hola: Enrique Iglesias' sister Tamara Falcó