Juan Pedro Domecq Lembeye
Juan Pedro Domecq Lembeye (France, 1796 – Jerez de la Frontera, 1869) was a Spanish-French aristocrat and businessman, owner of the Pedro Domecq Wineries,[1] currently known as Bodegas Fundador.
Juan Pedro was the son of Jean de Domecq and Catalina Lembeye, originally from the Béarn region of France, bordering Navarra and Aragón, now part of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. He left France with his family, fleeing the French Revolution that began in 1789.
He arrived in Jerez de la Frontera to assist his older brother, Pedro Domecq Lembeye, who had founded the Pedro Domecq wine company in 1822. In 1839, following his brother's death, he took over the management of the business and eventually acquired his nieces' shares, who lived in France. By 1864, he was the sole owner of the winery.
In 1848, he brought his nephew, also born in France, Pedro Domecq Loustau (Usquain, 1824), son of his brother's eldest son, Pedro Pascual Domecq Lembeye, into the company. During his management of the winery, he acquired the Palace of the Marquis of Montana in 1855, which became known as Casa Domecq.
In 1867, he established a new partnership with his nephew, with both contributing capital in equal parts. In 1866, he adopted, legitimized, and named as his heir his son Juan Pedro Aladro y Kastriota, born from his relationship with Isabel Aladro Pérez, a native of Cádiz.
He never married, and upon his death in 1869, he was succeeded in the business by his son Juan Pedro Aladro, who pursued a diplomatic career, and his nephew Pedro Domecq Loustau, who managed the winery from that time onward.
See Also
- Domecq
- Marquisate of Casa Domecq
- Marquisate of Domecq d'Usquain