Carlos Martínez de Irujo, 2nd Marquess of Casa Irujo

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The Marquess of Casa Irujo
Prime Minister of Spain
In office
28 January 1847 – 28 March 1847
MonarchIsabella II
Preceded byFrancisco Javier Isturiz y Montero
Succeeded byJoaquin Francisco Pacheco
Personal details
Born
Carlos Fernando Martínez de Irujo y Mckean

14 December 1802
Washington, D.C., United States
Died26 December 1855 (53 years)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish

Don Carlos Fernando Martínez de Irujo y McKean, 2nd Marquess of Casa Irujo, jure uxoris Duke of Sotomayor, Grandee of Spain (14 December 1802 in Washington, D.C. – 26 December 1855 in Madrid) was a Spanish noble and politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain. Additionally, he is a male line ancestor of the reigning duke of Alba.

Family[edit]

He was son of the diplomat Carlos Martínez de Irujo y Erice, 1st Marquess of Casa Irujo, and his wife Sarah McKean, the daughter of the Pennsylvania Governor and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence Thomas McKean and Pennsylvania First Lady Sarah Armitage McKean.[1]

Don Carlos became a Grandee of Spain in 1844 through his marriage to Gabriela del Alcázar, 7th Duchess of Sotomayor through which he gained the courtesy title, Duke of Sotomayor.

The Duke and Duchess had two children:

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Carlos Fernando Martínez de Irujo y McKean, * 1802 | Geneall.net". Retrieved Dec 3, 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Spain
28 January 1847 – 28 March 1847
Succeeded by
Minister of State
28 January 1847 – 28 March 1847
Preceded by Minister of State
23 October 1847 – 29 July 1848
Succeeded by
Spanish nobility
Preceded by Marquess of Casa Irujo
1824 – 1855
Succeeded by
Carlos Martínez de Irujo