Carlos Martínez de Irujo, 2nd Marquess of Casa Irujo

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The Marquess of Casa Irujo
Carlos mirujo sotomayor.jpg
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. He is also a male-line ancestor of the current duke of Alba.

Family[]

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 through which he gained the courtesy title, Duke of Sotomayor.

The Duke and Duchess had two children:

  • Carlos Martínez de Irujo y del Alcázar (3 April 1846 – 14 Sept 1909), 8th Duke of Sotomayor
  • María de la Piedad Martínez de Irujo y del Alcázar, married Pedro Caro y Széchényi, 6th Marquess de la Romana

References[]

  1. ^ "Carlos Fernando Martínez de Irujo y McKean, * 1802 | Geneall.net". Retrieved Dec 3, 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by
Francisco Javier de Istúriz
Prime Minister of Spain
28 January 1847 – 28 March 1847
Succeeded by
Joaquín Francisco Pacheco
Minister of State
28 January 1847 – 28 March 1847
Preceded by
The Duke of Valencia
Minister of State
23 October 1847 – 29 July 1848
Succeeded by
The Marquess of Pidal
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