Comte de Luna (1462)

The first known member of this family name, descended from the in the kingdom of León , was Pedro Alvarez, who in 1285 received possession from the king of Castile Sancho IV of the estate of Urdiales del Paramo and Santa Maria del Paramo . He married Violante Ponce de Leon, thus marrying one of the most distinguished noble families of Castile. Suero Perez de Quinones received possession of Barrientos de la Vega and Posadilla de la Vega estates, as well as Traskastro de Luna castle, from the king of Castile Pedro I. Subsequently, Zero Perez de Quinones left the ranks of supporters of King Pedro I and moved to the side of his half-brother, Infante Enrique de Trastamar , future King of Castile Enrique II , from whom he received new posts and acquisitions. He died in 1367 at the Battle of Nachera .

Zuero Perez de Quinones and his wife Maria Fernandez de Mendoza were parents of Pedro and Leonor Suárez de Quiñones and de Ares Perez de Quiñones, lords de Alcedo. Pedro, thanks to the support of the Trastamara dynasty, increased his possessions and died in 1402, leaving no children. He was succeeded by his nephew, Diego Fernandez de Quinones, the son of his sister Leonor and Diego Fernandez Vigil de Alera, who took the name and the coat of arms of de Quignones. Pedro Suárez de Quinones and his wife Juana built a palace known as the in the city ​​of Leon .

Diego Fernandez de Quinones was married to Maria de Toledo, from a marriage with whom he had several children (Pedro, Fernando and Diego). Pedro Suárez de Quinones was married to Beatrice de Acuna, from a marriage with whom he had several sons, among them Diego Fernández de Quiñones, 1st Comte de Luna.

• (d. November 2, 1491), 1st Earl de Luna since 1462 , lord de Luna (1455-1491), lord de Orbigo and its valleys. He was married to Juan Enriquez, daughter of Enrique Enriquez de Mendoza, 1st Earl of Alba de Liste . He was succeeded by his son:
• Bernardino Fernandez de Quinones and Enriquez , 2nd Comte de Luna. The first marriage was married to Maria de la Vega (marriage is childless). The second time he married Isabel Osorio. He was succeeded by his son from his second marriage:
• Francisco Fernandez de Quinones and Osorio (d. 1529), 3rd Comte de Luna. He was married to Maria de Mendoza Manrique, daughter of the Count de Benavente. He was succeeded by his son:
• Claudio Fernandez de Quinones and Mendoza (d. December 20, 1563), 4th Earl de Luna. 1st wife - Catalina de Pimentel and Velasco, daughter of Alonso de Pimentel, 5th Earl and 2nd Duke de Benavente ; 2nd wife - Francisco de la Cueva. He was succeeded by his son from his first marriage:
• Luis Fernandez de Quinones and Pimetnell , 5th Earl of De Luna. 1st wife - Maria Cortez, daughter of Hernando Cortez , conqueror of Mexico, and Juana de Arellano; 2nd wife - Francisco de Beaumont. He inherited a daughter from his first marriage:
• Catalina Fernandez de Quinones and Cortes (died 1574), 6th Countess de Luna. Husband - Juan Alonso Pimetnell and Herrera, 8th Earl and 5th Duke de Benavente, 8th Earl de Mayorga , 3rd Earl of Villon. Her son inherited her:
• Antonio Alonso Pimentel and Vigil de Quignones , 7th Earl of Luna, 9th Earl and 6th Duke de Benavente , 9th Earl of Mayorga. 1st wife - Maria Ponce de Leon, daughter of Rodrigo Ponce de Leon, 3rd Duke de Arcos; 2nd wife - Eleonora Pimentel, daughter of Enrique de Pimentel, 1st Earl de Villade, 3rd Marquis de Tavara. He was succeeded by his son from his first marriage:
• Juan Francisco Alonso Pimentel and Ponce de Leon (died 1652), 8th Earl de Luna, 10th Earl and 7th Duke de Benavente , 10th Earl de Mayorga. 1st wife - Mencia de Zúñiga and Fajardo, daughter of Luis Fajardo and Zúñiga, 4th Marquis de los Veles, 3rd Comte de Molina, and Maria Pimentel and Quiñones; The 2nd wife is Antonia Mendoza and Ourense, daughter of Antonio Gomez Manrique de Mendoza, 5th Earl de Castroheris. He was succeeded by his son:
• Antonín Alonso de Pimetnell and Quinones and Herrera Zúñiga , 9th Earl de Luna, 11th Earl and 8th Duke de Benavente , 11th Earl de Mayorga. 1st wife - Isabel Francisco de Benavides and de la Cueva, 3rd Marquise de Habalquinto ; The 2nd wife is Sancha Centurion Mendoza and Cordoba, daughter of Adan Centurion, 3rd Marquis de Estepa, and Leonor Maria Centurion, 4th Marquise de Armounia . He was succeeded by his son from his first marriage:
• Gaspard Vigil de Quinones Alonso Pimentel and Benavides , 10th Earl de Luna, 12th Earl de Mayorga, 4th Marquis de Habalkinto , 3rd Marquis de Villa-Real de Purullena. Married to Manuel Aro and Guzmán, daughters of Luis Mendez de Aro and Guzmán and Sotomayor, 6th Marquis del Carpio, 2nd Earl de Morento, 5th Earl and 3rd Duke de Olivares, 2nd Marquis de Elche , 1st Duke de Montoro, and Catalina Fernandez de Cordoba and Aragon, daughter of the 5th Duke de Segorbe. Is worthless.
• (March 4, 1655–15 January 1709), 11th Earl de Luna, 12th Earl and 9th Duke de Benavente , 13th Earl de Mayorga, 5th Marquis de Jabalquinto , 4th Marquis de Villa Real de Purullena. The 1st wife is Antonia Guevara, daughter of Beltran Velez Ladron de Guevara, 1st Earl de Campo Real and 1st Marquis de Monreale, and Catalina Velez Ladron de Guevara, 9th Countess de Onyate and 4th Countess de Williamediana ; 2nd wife - Manuela de Zúñiga and Sarmiento, daughter of Juan de Zúñiga, 9th Duke de Bejar, 8th Marquis de Hybraleone, 11th Earl de Belalcazar, 10th Earl de Banyares, Viscount de la Puebla de Alkocer, and Theresa Sarmiento de la Cerda from the House of Ichar. He was succeeded by his son from his first marriage:
• Francisco Alonso Pimentel , 12th Earl de Luna, 14th Earl de Mayorga. Childless, he was succeeded by his stepbrother younger brother:
• (d. 1743), 13th Earl de Luna, 13th Earl and 10th Duke de Benavente , 6th Marquis de Habalkinto , 5th Marquis de Villa Real de Purullena, 15th Earl of Mayorga, 13th Earl of Alba de List . 1st wife - Maria Ignacia de Borja-and-Aragon, daughter of Pascual de Borja-and-Aragon, 10th Duke de Gandy, 7th Marquis de Llombay, 11th Earl of Olives; 2nd wife is Maria Philip Hornes. He was succeeded by his eldest son from his first marriage:
• Manuel Alonso Pimentel (1700-1735), 14th Earl de Luna, 16th Earl de Mayorga. He was married to Maria Theresa de Silva and Hurtado de Mendoza, daughter of Juan de Silva and Mendoza, 10th Duke de Infantado, 11th Marquis Santillana, 6th Duke de Pastrana. He was succeeded by his brother:
• Francisco Alonso Pimentel Vigil de Quinones Borja and Aragon (March 13, 1706 - February 9, 1763), 15th Earl de Luna, 14th Earl and 11th Duke de Benavente , 10th Duke de Medina de Rioseco , 13 Herzog de Gandia, 7th Marquis de Jabalquinto, 6th Marquis de Villa-Real de Purullenaya, 11th Marquis de Llombay, 14th Earl of Alba de Liste , 17th Earl of Mayorga, The 15th Earl of Melgar, the 13th Earl of Olives and the 2nd Duke of Arion ; 1st wife - Francisco de Benavides and de la Cueva, daughter of Manuel de Benavides and Aragon, 5th Marquis de Soler, 10th Earl and 1st Duke de Santesteban del Puerto, 10th Marquis de Las Navas, the 10th Earl of Del Risco, the 13th Earl of de Cosentyne, and Catalina de la Cueva, Countess de Castellar; 2nd wife - Maria Faustina Telles-Giron and Perez de Guzmán, daughter of José Telles-Chiron and Benavides, 7th Duke de Osun, Count de Pinto, 7th Marquis de Fromiste, 5th Marquis de Caracena del Valle, the 11th Earl of Urenia, and Francisca Perez de Guzmán, daughter of the 12th Duke de Medina-Sidonia. He was succeeded by his daughter from a second marriage:
• Maria Joseph Alonso Pimentel Telles-Giron Borja and Centelles (1750–1834), 16th Countess de Luna, 15th Countess and 12th Duchess de Benavente, 13th Duchess de Bejar , 13th Duchess de Plasencia , 12 Duchess de Arcos , 14th Duchess de Gandia , 10th Duchess de Mundas and Villanueva, 8th Marquis de Habalkinto, 14th Marquis de Hibralone , 9th Marquise de Terranova , 12th Marquise de Llombay, 16th Marquis de Zahara, 18th Countess de Mayorga, 13th Countess de Bagnares, 15th Countess de Belalcazar , 14th Countess de Oliva, 11th Countess de Mayalde , 12th Countess de Bailen, 12 Countess de K Asares , 15th Viscountess de Alcocer. She was married to her cousin Pedro Telles-Chiron and Pacheco, the 10th Marquis de Peñafiel , the 10th Earl de Fontanar and the 13th Earl de Ureña .
• Maria del Pilar Teresa Caetana de Silva and Alvarez de Toledo (June 10, 1762 - July 23, 1802), 17th Countess de Luna
• (November 8, 1754 - February 11, 1811), 18th Earl de Luna, 8th Duke de Uceda , 13th Duke de Frias , 13th Duke de Escalona , 5th Marquis de Menasalbas , 10th Marquis de Fromista , 8th Marquis de Belmonte , 8th Marquis de Caracena, 13th Marquis de Berlanga, 7th Marquis de Toral, 6th Marquis de Silleruelo , The 10th Marquis de Harandilla, the 13th Marquis de Vilhena , the 8th Comte de Pinto , the 7th Marquis del Fresno , the 11th Marquess of Frechilla and Villarrain, the 10th Marquis del Villar de Gahanejos, 15 Count de Aro, 17th Earl de Castilnovo, 18th Earl lba-de-list, 7th Earl De La Puebla de Montalbán , 10th Earl de Peñaranda de Bracamonte , 16th Earl de Fuenzalida , 9th Earl de Colmenar, 15th Count de Oropesa , 14th Earl of Alcaudete , Earl of Salazar de Velasco. He was married to Francisco de Paula de Benavides and Fernandez de Cordoba, daughter of Antonio Benavides and de la Cueva, 2nd Duke de Santisteban del Puerto. He was succeeded by his son:
• (1783-1851), 19th Earl de Luna, 9th Duke de Uceda , 14th Duke de Frias , 14th Duke de Escalon , 6th Marquis de Menasalbas , 9th Marquis de Belmonte, 11th Marquis de Fromista , 9th Marquis de Caracena , 14th Marquis de Berlanga , 8th Marquis de Toral , 7th Marquis de Sillieroulo , 14th Marquis de Vilhena , 9th Comte de Pinto , 8th Marquis del Fresno, 14th Marquise de Harandilla , 12th Marquis de Frechilla and Villarrain , 11th Marquis del Villar de Gahanejos , 16th Comte de Aro, 18th Earl de Castilnovo, Earl de Salazar de Velasco, 19th Count Alba de List , 8th Earl de La Puebla de Montalban , 11th Earl Peñaranda de Bracamonte, 17th Earl de Fuensalida, 10th Earl de Paseque, 16th Earl de Oropesa , 15 Comte de Alcaudete , Comte de Vilaflor . 1st wife - Maria Anna Teresa de Silva Bazan and Waldstein, daughter of Jose Joaquín de Silva Bazan and Sarmiento, 9th Marquis de Santa Cruz de Mudela , 10th Marquis del Viso, Marquis de Bayona, 6th Marquis de Arsicollard , Comte de Monto, Comte de Pie de Concha (marriage without children); 2nd wife - Maria de la Piedad Roca de Togorez and Valcarcel, daughter of Juan Nepomuceno Roca de Togorez and Scorcia, 1st Earl de Pinochermoso, 13th Baron de Riudoms; The 3rd wife is Anna Haspe and Macias. He inherited a daughter from a second marriage:
• Maria del Rosario Telles-Giron and Fernandez de Velasco (1840–1896), 20th Countess de Luna, 16th Duchess de Bejar , 14th Marquise de Peñafiel , 16th Marquise de Hibralone , Countess de Melgar , 15- I am Countess de Oliva, 16th Vicomtesse de Alcocer . Husband - Luis Manuel Roca Togorez and Roca de Togorez, 1st Marquis de Asprillas, son of Mariano Roca Togores and Carrasco, 1st Marquis de Molins, Viscount de Rocamore, and Maria Theresa Roca Togores and Albuquerque. Her daughter inherited her:
• Inés Roca de Togores and Telles-Chiron (1872–1946), the 21st Countess de Luna. The husband is Ramon Noguera and Acquevera, son of Lorenzo Vicente de Noguera and Sotolongo, 5th Marquis de Caceres, and Ederia Acqueuara and Arachuete. Childless.
• Pedro de Alcantara de Togorez and Lafitte (June 11, 1917 - 1978), 22nd Earl de Luna, 19th Duke de Bejar , Marquis de Peñafiel , Viscount de Alcocer, son of Pedro de Alcantara Roc Togores and Tordesillas, 18th Duke de Behara (1895–1941), and Maria Theresa Latiffe and Vazquez. He was married to Maria de la Concepcion Salinas and Benhumea. He was succeeded by his second son:
• Manuel Roca de Togorez and Salinas , 23rd Earl of De Luna. He was married to Christine Lore and Marquez. He inherited his daughter:
• Mencia Roca de Togorez and Laura , 24th Countess de Luna.

• Herzog de Luna
• Comte de Luna (1598)
• Duke Frias
• Duke Useda
• Duke of Escalona

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• Condes de luna
• Palacio Conde de Luna en León .
• León Center, University of Washington