Agustín Fernando Muñoz, 1st Duke of Riánsares

Don Agustín Fernando Muñoz y Sánchez (4 May 180811 September 1873), 1st Duke of Riánsares, 1st Marquess of San Agustín, 1st Duke de Montmorot (in France), was the second and morganatic husband of Queen Maria Christina, Regent of Spain.

Early life Muñoz was born at Tarancón in the Province of Cuenca, New Castile. He was the second son of Juan Antonio Muñoz de Funes (1779–1849), later created Count of Retamoso and his wife, Eusebia Maria Sánchez Ortega (b. 1781). His paternal grandmother Eugenia Dorotea de Funes Martínez (b. 1753) was a nursemaid of Infanta Carlota Joaquina, while his father was the keeper of an estanco or office for the sale of the tobacco of the government monopoly.

Marriage to the Queen Regent Muñoz enlisted in the Royal Guard, and he attracted the attention of Queen Maria Christina. According to one account, he distinguished himself by stopping the runaway horses of her carriage; according to another, he only picked up her handkerchief; a third and scandalous explanation of his fortune has been given. the title came from the river Ánsares, near Muñoz's birthplace in Tarancón. On 12 October 1844, Isabella gave official consent to the marriage between her mother and Muñoz, and it was publicly performed. In 1846 Isabella made Muñoz a Knight of the Golden Fleece. On 30 May 1846 she gave Muñoz a second title, Marquess of San Agustín. María Amparo Muñoz, 1st Countess of Vista Alegre (17 November 183419 August 1864) married Prince Władysław Czartoryski (1828–1894) Maria de los Milagros Muñoz, 1st Marchioness of Castillejo (8 November 18359 July 1903) married to Filippo del Drago, Prince di Mazzano e d'Antuni (1824–1913). Agustín Muñoz, 1st Duke of Tarancón (15 March 183715 July 1855) Fernando Muñoz, 2nd Duke of Tarancón and Riansares (27 April 18387 December 1910) married to Eladia Bernaldo de Quirós y Gonzalez de Cienfuegos (1839–1909). María Cristina Muñoz, Marchioness of La Isabella (19 April 184020 December 1921) married to Jose Maria Bernaldo de Quirós y Gonzalez de Cienfuegos, 8th Marquess de Campo Sagrado (1840–1911). Juan Muñoz, Count of Recuerdo (29 August 18412 April 1863) Antonio Muñoz y de Borbón (3 November 1842 – 1847) José Muñoz, Count of Gracia (21 December 184317 December 1863)