House of Ponce de León explained

Ponce de León
Coat Of Arms:House of Ponce de León COA.svg
Parent Family:Castilian House of Ivrea (illegitimate)
Founder:Pedro Ponce de Cabrera
Aldonza Alfonso de León
Final Head:Antonio Ponce de León, 11th Duke of Arcos
Cadet Branches:House of Arcos (House of Bailén)

The House of Ponce de León was an important aristocratic family in León in Spain during the middle ages.

It arose from the marriage of Pedro Ponce de Cabrera and Aldonza Alfonso de León, illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso IX of Leon.

The house held several important titles in the peerage of Spain, including the dukedoms of Arcos, Aveyro, Cádiz and Nájera.

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