Ponce de León, Rodrigo, Duque de Arcos, 1490-1530

[Rodrigo Ponce de León (1490-1530) was the Duke of Arcos in Spain.] Don Rodrigo Ponce de León was born in 1490, and was the grandson of Don Rodrigo Ponce de León, Marquis of Cadiz. Upon the death of his grandfather in 1592, Ponce de León inherited his position. In 1493 his title of count of Arcos was elevated to a dukedom. Ponce de León was under the tutelage of his grandmother, Beatriz Pacheco, until her death in 1511. He later was granted the capitancy of Seville in 1513.

found: Wikipedia, Mar. 29, 2012(Rodrigo Ponce de León, 1st Duke of Arcos (1493-1530); Rodrigo Ponce de León y Ponce de León)

found: Historia, instituciones, documentos, 2004:p. 131 (Don Rodrigo Ponce de León, Marques de Cadiz, died in 1592; heir was grandson, Rodrigo Ponce de León, two years old at the time; raised from count to duke of Arcos in 1493) p. 132 (assumed control upon death of grandmother Beatriz Pacheco in 1511) p. 134 (granted capitancy of Seville in 1513)

[Rodrigo Ponce de León (1490-1530) was the Duke of Arcos in Spain.] Don Rodrigo Ponce de León was born in 1490, and was the grandson of Don Rodrigo Ponce de León, Marquis of Cadiz. Upon the death of his grandfather in 1592, Ponce de León inherited his position. In 1493 his title of count of Arcos was elevated to a dukedom. Ponce de León was under the tutelage of his grandmother, Beatriz Pacheco, until her death in 1511. He later was granted the capitancy of Seville in 1513.