Alfonso Téllez-Girón, 1st Count of Ureña
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Alfonso Téllez-Girón, 1st Count of Ureña, (in full), (c.1454–1469), was a Spanish
Spain
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 nobleman.

Alfonso Téllez-Girón was born in Moral de Calatrava, the eldest natural son of Pedro Girón, 1st Lord of Osuna and of Inés de las Casas. He was legitimated by Papal bull
Papal bull
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 on 22 April 1456, confirmed by King Henry IV of Castile
Henry IV of Castile
Henry IV , King of the Crown of Castile, nicknamed the Impotent , was the last of the weak late medieval kings of Castile...

 on 30 April 1459. The same king granted him the title of Count of Ureña (originally Urueña) on 25 May 1464. He married Blanca de Herrera, Lady of Pedraza de la Sierra, but had no issue. Alfonso Téllez-Girón died in El Espinar, Segovia
Segovia
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, due to complications of a broken foot suffered during a ball game.

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