Wenceslao Ramírez de Villa-Urrutia, 1st Marquis of Villa-Urrutia explained

Wenceslao Ramírez de Villa-Urrutia
Honorific Prefix:The Most Excellent
Honorific-Suffix:1st Marquis of Villa-Urrutia
Office:Minister of State
Term Start:27 January 1905
Term End:23 June 1905
Predecessor:The Marquis of Aguilar de Campoo
Successor:Felipe Sánchez Román
Office2:Seat f of the Real Academia Española
Term Start2:4 June 1916
Term End2:10 April 1933
Predecessor2:Luis Coloma
Birth Date:1850 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Havana, Cuba, Spain
Death Place:Madrid, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Party:Republican
Children:Fernando Ramírez de Villa-Urrutia, 2nd Marquis of Villa-Urrutia
Profession:Politician, Diplomat, HistorianRoyal Academy of History

Wenceslao Ramírez de Villa-Urrutia, 1st Marquis of Villa-Urrutia (1850, in Havana – 1933, in Madrid) was a Spanish noble, politician and diplomat who served as Minister of State between 27 January and 23 June 1905, in a cabinet headed by Raimundo Fernández Villaverde during the reign of Alfonso XIII of Spain.

Career

Ramírez was appointed a Senator for life in 1905. He served as the Spanish Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1906-1912), France (1912-1914) and Italy (1916-1923). He also served as a plenipotentiary minister to Constantinople, Athens, and Brussels.
He was awarded the crosses of the Order of Isabella the Catholic and the Order of Charles III for his service to Spain, and the Cross of Naval Merit for his military service.[1]

Ramírez was a member of the Royal Academy of History and the Royal Spanish Academy.[2]

Published works

He authored multiple historical books, including

References

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Notes and References

  1. Book: de Santa Cruz y Mallen. Francisco Xavier. Historia de Familias Cubanas. 5. 1944. Editorial Hercules. Havana. 237. Spanish.
  2. Web site: Wenceslao Ramírez de Villa-Urrutia - letra f. Real Academia Española. 27 May 2023. es.
  3. Book: Bleiberg. Germán. Diccionario de Historia de España. 3. 1979. Alianza Editorial. Madrid. 390. Spanish.