Carlos O'Donnell, 2nd Duke of Tetuán explained

Carlos Manuel O'Donnell y Álvarez de Abreu
Honorific Prefix:Don
Death Place:Madrid, Spanish Empire
Birth Place:Valencia, Spanish Empire
Birth Date:1 June 1834
Office:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Termend1:4 October 1897
Termstart1:5 March 1896
Termstart2:23 March 1895
Termend2:19 January 1896
Termstart3:5 June 1890
Termend3:11 December 1892
Termstart4:16 May 1879
Termend4:7 December 1879
Office5:Duke of Tetuán
Order5:2nd
Honorific Suffix:Grandee of Spain
Office6:Count of Lucena
Order6:2nd
Office7:Marquis of Altamira
Order7:9th
Children:Don Juan O'Donnell
Occupation:Politician

Don Carlos Manuel O'Donnell y Álvarez de Abreu, 2nd Duke of Tetuan Grandee of Spain, 9th Marquis of Altamira and 2nd Count of Lucena (1 June 1834, in Valencia – 9 February 1903, in Madrid) was a Spanish noble and politician who served four times as Minister of Foreign Affairs, the name which then received the Spanish Foreign Minister. He was also Mayordomo mayor to King Amadeo I.

Biography

O'Donnell was born on 1 June 1834 in Valencia.[1]

The Duke was the son of Carlos María O'Donnell y Joris, eldest brother of General Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuan (several times Prime Minister of Spain), and Maria del Mar Álvarez de Abreu y Rodríguez de Albuerne, 8th Marquesa of Altamira and the granddaughter of Don Manuel Rodriguez de Albuerne y Pérez de Tagle, 5th Marquis of Altamira. In 1867 after his uncle's death, he inherited all his titles and fortune.[2] [3]

O'Donnell served as Minister of Foreign Affairs four times: between 16 May 1879 and 7 December 1879, 5 June 1890 to 11 December 1892, 23 March 1895 to 19 January 1896 and 5 March 1896 to 4 October 1897. During his tenure, he would attempt to push against the Monroe Doctrine in the face of the United States pressuring to grant autonomy for Spanish Cuba.[4]

O'Donnell died on 9 February 1903.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Revista Hidalguía número 115.; Duque de Tetuan. Ediciones Hidalguia. 1972. 774. es.
  2. Web site: Carlos Manuel O'Donnell y Álvarez de Abreu Real Academia de la Historia. live. 2021-06-15. dbe.rah.es. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20210823042534/https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/7118/carlos-manuel-odonnell-y-alvarez-de-abreu . 2021-08-23 .
  3. Book: Ellis, Peter Berresford. Erin's Blood Royal: The Gaelic Noble Dynasties of Ireland. 1999. Constable. 978-0-09-478600-4. en.
  4. Book: Tucker, Spencer. The Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars: A Political, Social, and Military History. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 978-1-85109-951-1. en.
  5. Book: Raineval, Melville Henry Massue marquis de Ruvigny et. The Titled Nobility of Europe: An International Peerage, Or "Who's Who", of the Sovereigns, Princes and Nobles of Europe. 1914. Harrison & Sons. en.