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.