The Most Excellent The Duke of Sotomayor GE OCIII OTS |
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Prime Minister of Spain | |
In office 28 January 1847 – 28 March 1847 |
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Monarch | Isabella II |
Preceded by | Francisco Javier Isturiz y Montero |
Succeeded by | Joaquin Francisco Pacheco |
Personal details | |
Born | Carlos Fernando Martínez de Irujo y Mckean |
Nationality | Spanish |
Don Carlos Fernando Martínez de Irujo y McKean, 2nd Marquis 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 was son of the diplomat Carlos Martínez de Irujo y , 1st Marquis of Casa Irujo, and his wife Sarah McKean, the daughter of the Pennsylvania Governor Thomas McKean and Pennsylvania First Lady Sarah Armitage McKean.
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: