Francisco de Borja Álvarez de Toledo, 16th Duke of Medina Sidonia
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Francisco de Borja Álvarez de Toledo y Gonzaga, 16th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1763–1821) inherited the title of Duke of Medina Sidonia
from his elder brother José María Álvarez de Toledo, 15th Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1796.
He was married in Madrid, on 28 January 1798, to María Tomasa Palafox y Portocarrero (1780–1835), the daughter of Felipe Antonio de Palafox Croy, 6th Marquis of Ariza, and Maria Francisca de Sales de Guzmán, Grandee of Spain and Condesa de Montijo, (1763–1821). They had six children, two girls and four boys, the eldest boy, Francisco, dying aged 16.
Dukes of Medina Sidonia
The dukes of Medina Sidonia are grandees of Spain, holding the oldest dukedom extant in the kingdom, first awarded by King John II of Castile in 1455...
from his elder brother José María Álvarez de Toledo, 15th Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1796.
He was married in Madrid, on 28 January 1798, to María Tomasa Palafox y Portocarrero (1780–1835), the daughter of Felipe Antonio de Palafox Croy, 6th Marquis of Ariza, and Maria Francisca de Sales de Guzmán, Grandee of Spain and Condesa de Montijo, (1763–1821). They had six children, two girls and four boys, the eldest boy, Francisco, dying aged 16.