Francisco Bernaldo de Quirós
Señor de Lena y Aller

Biographical

Señor of the mayorazgo of Lena y Aller

Despite not inheriting the Quirós entail, Francisco was the senior male representative of the family. In 1585, his grandfather Sebastián established the mayorazgo of Lena and Aller for him, which included Pola de Lena and Soto de Aller. In 1623, he established another mayorazgo in Madrid for his eldest son.

Place of birth: Pola de Lena
Place of first marriage: Pola de Lena
Place of burial: former Monastery of San Francisco, Oviedo

Son of Álvaro Bernaldo de Quirós and Antonia de Villapadierna, he was married firstly in 1603 to Jerónima Bernaldo de Benavides with issue:
• Álvaro (see)
• Elvira, her will was dated 15 December 1611; †1633, married in 1621 to Francisco Álvarez de Maldonado, with issue
Francisco was married secondly in 1610 to his first cousin Ana Bernaldo de Quirós with issue:
• Gabriel, Canon of Oviedo
• Melchora, a nun at Santa Clara de Oviedo
• Sebastián (see)
• Ana, ~1628, San Martín de Pola de Lena, she was married 1653 in Pola de Lena to Alonso Núñez de Ron, Señor de la casa de Ron, with issue
• Antonia, married to Pedro Fernández de Leyguarda
• Catalina, married to Tomás Bernaldo de Miranda, with issue