Manuel Pérez de Guzmán, 12th Duke of Medina Sidonia explained

Manuel Pérez de Guzmán y Pimentel, 12th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1671–1721) became Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1713.

Biography

He was married in 1687, aged 16, to the 17-year-old Luisa Maria de Silva Mendoza. She was a daughter of Gregorio Maria Domingo, the 5th Duke of Pastrana, 5th Duke of Estremera and 9th Duke of el Infantado. They had 10 children, including :

• Domingo (1691-1739), XIII Duke of Medina Sidonia.
• Francisca Bibiana, married in 1721 José María Téllez-Girón, 7th Duke of Osuna.
• Juana, married in 1713, the 9th Marquis of Villafranca del Bierzo.
• Rosa, married the 6th Marquis of Ariza and Admiral of Aragón.^[1]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fundacionmedinaceli.org/casaducal/fichaindividuo.aspx?id=3981 Fundacion Medinaceli