Pilar González de Gregorio, 13th Duchess of Fernandina

Doña María del Pilar González de Gregorio y Álvarez de Toledo, 13th Duchess of Fernandina, Grandee of Spain, Dame 3rd Class of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity^[1] and of the Real Maestranza de Zaragoza (b. 10 January 1957) is a Spanish aristocrat and socialite. Born in Madrid, she is the daughter of Leoncio González de Gregorio y Martí and his wife Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia. Her main seat of residence is at González de Gregorio Palace, in Quintana Redonda, Soria. The Duchess is a writer, and is the author of many articles and a novel, titled Nápoles 23.

Family

She married firstly her second cousin Rafael Márquez, 9th Count of las Torres de Alcorrín, second son of General José Joaquín Márquez y Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Duke of Santa Cristina and María del Rosario Osorio y Díez de Rivera, 8th Countess of las Torres de Alcorrín, of the Ducal House of Alburquerque, on 16 September 1977, and divorced in 1981. She has one child from this marriage:

• Don José Márquez y González de Gregorio (b. 12 July 1978) who married at the Church of Santa Barbara, Madrid on 30 April 2010 to Countess Edina Melanie Marie Zichy.

She married secondly Tomás María de Terry y Merello, second son of Fernando Carlos de Terry y del Cuvillo, a sherry producer from El Puerto de Santa María, of Irish descent, relative of the Cuban magnate Tomás Terry y Adán and of Blessed William Tirry, and had a second son:

• Don Tomás de Terry y González de Gregorio (b. 6 August 1991)

Ancestry

Titles and styles

Titles

• 13th Duchess of Fernandina, Grandee of Spain

Styles

• The Most Illustrious Doña Pilar González de Gregorio y Álvarez de Toledo (1957–1977)^[2]
• The Most Excellent The Countess of las Torres de Alcorrín (1977–1981)
• The Most Illustrious Doña Pilar González de Gregorio y Álvarez de Toledo (1981–1993)
• The Most Excellent The Duchess of Fernandina (1993-)

Notes

1. ^ The Duchess was conferred this decoration the 26 September 2006. Pilar González de Gregorio, Cavaliere dell'Ordine della Stella della solidarietà italiana at Quirinale.it (Italian)
2. ^ Younger children of Grandees of Spain are styled in this way, while the heir apparent of the title is styled The Most Excellent. Francisco López-Nieto y Mallo, Honores y Protocolo, 2 Volumes, Consultor, 2006. ISBN 8470522906 and ISBN 9788470522901

References

• www.geneall.net
• Arias, María, Pilar González de Gregorio,Duquesa de Fernandina: "Nápoles 23" at Promociones literarios de María Arias, 27 May 2002. (Spanish)
• Beltrán, J. Interview to the Duchess of Fernandina, at La Razón, 26 March 2010. (Spanish)
• Torrijos, Paloma, The González de Gregorio Palace at Quintana Redonda at Blog de Paloma Torrijos, 23 September 2009. (Spanish)
• Boda de José Márquez y González de Gregorio y Edina Zichy Sánchez-Arjona at Hola.com, 1 May 2010. (Spanish)
• Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Hidalguía Editions, 2008

Spanish nobility
Dormant Title last held by José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo	Duchess of Fernandina 1 February 1993 –	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Gonzalez de Gregorio, Pilar
Alternative names
Short description	13th Duchess Of Fernandina
Date of birth	1957
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Date of death
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