The Marquis of Marañón was born in Madrid, 1942. He serves as President of the Teatro Real, Honorary President of the Real Fundación de Toledo, Vice President of the Fundación Ortega-Marañón, and Trustee of the Biblioteca Nacional, Real Fábrica de Tapices and Museo del Ejército. He is a Member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Honorary Member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes y Ciencias Históricas de Toledo, and of the Académie Européenne des Sciences, des Arts et des Lettres. He has been awarded the Gran Cruz de Alfonso X el Sabio, Medalla de Oro a las Bellas Artes, Commandeur de la Légion d’honneur française and Commendatore de la Ordine della Stella d’Italia.